vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2023-7207: cpio -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Feb 29, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 29, 2024
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was introduced by reverting CVE-2015-1197 patches which had caused a regression in --no-absolute-filenames. Upstream has since provided a proper fix to --no-absolute-filenames.
Solution
no-fix-debian-deb-package
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