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Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Validation Affecting gzip package, versions <0:1.5-9.20.amzn1

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.72% (81st percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
8.4 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-GZIP-2866035
  • published 10 Jun 2022
  • disclosed 31 Aug 2022
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Introduced: 10 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-1271 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-179 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-1173 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 gzip to version 0:1.5-9.20.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2022-1590.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gzip package and not the gzip package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

An arbitrary file write vulnerability was found in GNU gzip's zgrep utility. When zgrep is applied on the attacker's chosen file name (for example, a crafted file name), this can overwrite an attacker's content to an arbitrary attacker-selected file. This flaw occurs due to insufficient validation when processing filenames with two or more newlines where selected content and the target file names are embedded in crafted multi-line file names. This flaw allows a remote, low privileged attacker to force zgrep to write arbitrary files on the system.