Link Following Affecting libarchive package, versions <3.2.2-2+deb9u3


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (25th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
7.1 high
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SUSE
4.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBARCHIVE-2321429
  • published 17 Dec 2021
  • disclosed 23 Aug 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 libarchive to version 3.2.2-2+deb9u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.