A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade libXpm-develUpgrade libXpm | Jan 25, 2023 | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libxpm | Mar 26, 2024 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libXpm-develUpgrade libXpmUpgrade libXpm-debuginfo | Feb 23, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade libXpm | Feb 23, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libXpm-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libXpm-debuginfoUpgrade libXpmUpgrade libXpm-debugsourceUpgrade libXpm-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade libXpm-debuginfoUpgrade libXpm-develUpgrade libXpm | Jan 24, 2023 | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libxpm | Jun 21, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libXpm | Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade x11-libs/libXpm. | Aug 8, 2024 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | — | Mar 20, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | — | May 8, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | — | Jun 9, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | — | Apr 13, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | — | Mar 9, 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libXpm-develUpgrade libXpm | Jan 24, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libXpm-debuginfoUpgrade libXpm-debugsourceUpgrade libXpm-develUpgrade libXpm-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libXpmNo solution exists | Jan 24, 2023 | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libXpm-develUpgrade libXpm-debugsourceUpgrade libXpm-debuginfoUpgrade libXpm-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libXpm | Mar 12, 2024 | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libXpm4Upgrade libXpm4-32bitUpgrade libXpm-toolsUpgrade libXpm-devel-32bitUpgrade libXpm-devel | Jan 27, 2023 | Jan 26, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xpmutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libxpm4Upgrade libxpm4 (Ubuntu Pro) | Jan 18, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 |
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