GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option, is untrusted data.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade cpio | May 13, 2022 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade cpio | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 7, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade cpio-debuginfoUpgrade cpio | Mar 7, 2023 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade cpio-debugsourceUpgrade cpioUpgrade cpio-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Aug 7, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade cpio-debuginfoUpgrade cpioUpgrade cpio-debugsource | May 13, 2022 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade cpio | Jun 6, 2023 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-arch/cpio. | Jul 3, 2024 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade cpio | Nov 12, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade cpio | Nov 2, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade cpio | Nov 12, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade cpio | May 18, 2022 | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade cpio-debugsourceUpgrade cpio-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade cpio | May 13, 2022 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade cpioUpgrade cpio-debuginfoUpgrade cpio-debugsource | Mar 5, 2024 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cpioUpgrade cpio-mtUpgrade cpio-lang | Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade cpio (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade cpio | Sep 9, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 7, 2021 |
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