Description
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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- required
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- high
- Integrity
- high
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59CWE-59
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- LIBARCHIVE
- Published
- 8/23/2022
- Last Modified
- 11/21/2024
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
libarchive : libarchivefedoraproject : fedoraredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systemsredhat : enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endianredhat : enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutionsredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : codeready_linux_builderdebian : debian_linuxsplunk : universal_forwardersplunk : universal_forwardersplunk : universal_forwarder
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