vulnerability
Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-31566: libarchive (RLSA-2022-0892)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 23, 2022 | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Added
Mar 5, 2024
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.
Solutions
rocky-upgrade-bsdtarrocky-upgrade-bsdtar-debuginforocky-upgrade-libarchiverocky-upgrade-libarchive-debuginforocky-upgrade-libarchive-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-libarchive-devel
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