vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2021-40153: squashfs-tools: unvalidated filepaths allow writing outside of destination (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Aug 27, 2021 | May 1, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 27, 2021
Added
May 1, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
squashfs_opendir in unsquash-1.c in Squashfs-Tools 4.5 stores the filename in the directory entry; this is then used by unsquashfs to create the new file during the unsquash. The filename is not validated for traversal outside of the destination directory, and thus allows writing to locations outside of the destination.
Solutions
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