USN-5378-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5378-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5378-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5378-1

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Published

2022-04-13T12:37:06.801818Z

Modified

2022-04-13T12:37:06.801818Z

Summary

gzip vulnerability

Details

Cleemy Desu Wayo discovered that Gzip incorrectly handled certain filenames. If a user or automated system were tricked into performing zgrep operations with specially crafted filenames, a remote attacker could overwrite arbitrary files.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gzip

Package

Name: gzip
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gzip@1.6-5ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.6-5ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.6-5ubuntu1

1.6-5ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gzip",
            "binary_version": "1.6-5ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gzip-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.6-5ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gzip-win32",
            "binary_version": "1.6-5ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / gzip

Package

Name: gzip
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gzip@1.10-0ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.10-0ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.10-0ubuntu3

1.10-0ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gzip",
            "binary_version": "1.10-0ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gzip-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.10-0ubuntu4.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gzip-win32",
            "binary_version": "1.10-0ubuntu4.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}