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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | alma-upgrade-cpio | May 13, 2022 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-cpio | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 7, 2021 | |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-cpioamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-cpio-debuginfo | Mar 7, 2023 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-cpioamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-cpio-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-cpio-debugsource | Feb 17, 2025 | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| Arch Linux | arch-linux-upgrade-latest | Jul 11, 2025 | Aug 7, 2021 | |
| Centos_linux | — | centos-upgrade-cpiocentos-upgrade-cpio-debuginfocentos-upgrade-cpio-debugsource | May 13, 2022 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-cpio | Jun 6, 2023 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-cpio | Jul 3, 2024 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-cpio | Nov 12, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-cpio | Nov 2, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-cpio | Nov 12, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-cpio | May 18, 2022 | Aug 6, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-cpioredhat-upgrade-cpio-debuginforedhat-upgrade-cpio-debugsource | May 13, 2022 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-cpiorocky-upgrade-cpio-debuginforocky-upgrade-cpio-debugsource | Mar 5, 2024 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-cpiosuse-upgrade-cpio-langsuse-upgrade-cpio-mt | Aug 13, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-cpioubuntu-upgrade-cpio | Sep 9, 2021 | Aug 8, 2021 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 7, 2021 |
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