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CVE-2015-1197

Publication date 19 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
cpio 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.11-7ubuntu3.2
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
cpio

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2906-1
    • GNU cpio vulnerabilities
    • 22 February 2016

Other references