USN-5064-2

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5064-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5064-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5064-2
Related
Published
2022-01-27T17:25:42.619574Z
Modified
2022-01-27T17:25:42.619574Z
Summary
cpio vulnerability
Details

USN-5064-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GNU cpio. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Maverick Chung and Qiaoyi Fang discovered that cpio incorrectly handled certain pattern files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause cpio to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name
cpio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.11+dfsg-4.1ubuntu1
2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1
2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "cpio"
        }
    ]
}