UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1197

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name: cpio
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio@2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1

2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "cpio",
            "binary_version": "2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}