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GLSA-201502-11 : GNU cpio: Multiple vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 81369
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Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201502-11 (GNU cpio: Multiple vulnerabilities)Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in GNU cpio:
The list_file function in GNU cpio contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2014-9112) A directory traversal vulnerability has been found in GNU cpio (CVE-2015-1197) Impact :
A remote attacker may be able to entice a user to open a specially crafted archive using GNU cpio, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code, a Denial of Service condition, or overwriting arbitrary files.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All GNU cpio users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/cpio-2.11-r3'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 81369
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201502-11.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 2/16/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:cpio, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-9112, CVE-2015-1197
GLSA: 201502-11