USN-2183-2

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2183-2

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2183-2.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2183-2

Upstream

CVE-2014-0471

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0471

Related

Published

2014-05-01T14:19:26.098824Z

Modified

2025-10-13T04:34:02Z

Summary

dpkg vulnerability

Details

USN-2183-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. Javier Serrano Polo discovered that the fix introduced a vulnerability in releases with an older version of the patch utility. This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

Jakub Wilk discovered that dpkg incorrectly certain paths and symlinks when unpacking source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of service or potentially gaining access to the system.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dpkg

Package

Name: dpkg
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg@1.17.5ubuntu5.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.17.5ubuntu5.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.16.12ubuntu1

1.17.1ubuntu1

1.17.5ubuntu1

1.17.5ubuntu2

1.17.5ubuntu3

1.17.5ubuntu4

1.17.5ubuntu5

1.17.5ubuntu5.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dpkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dselect",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.17.5ubuntu5.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}