DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31566

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-31566
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31566.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-31566
Upstream
Published
2022-08-23T16:15:09Z
Modified
2025-09-30T05:15:00.358760Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.3-2+deb11u1

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/libarchive?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.5.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}