vulnerability

CentOS Linux: CVE-2021-31566: Moderate: libarchive security update (CESA-2022:0892)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
2022-03-15
Added
2022-03-16
Modified
2025-01-28

Description

An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.

Solution(s)

centos-upgrade-bsdcat-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bsdcpio-debuginfocentos-upgrade-bsdtarcentos-upgrade-bsdtar-debuginfocentos-upgrade-libarchivecentos-upgrade-libarchive-debuginfocentos-upgrade-libarchive-debugsource
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