Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : cpio (MDVSA-2015:066)

low Nessus Plugin ID 82319

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Updated cpio package fixes security vulnerability :

In GNU Cpio 2.11, the --no-absolute-filenames option limits extracting contents of an archive to be strictly inside a current directory.
However, it can be bypassed with symlinks. While extracting an archive, it will extract symlinks and then follow them if they are referenced in further entries. This can be exploited by a rogue archive to write files outside the current directory (CVE-2015-1197).

Solution

Update the affected cpio package.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 82319

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-066.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:cpio, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1197

BID: 71914

MDVSA: 2015:066