USN-5378-3

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5378-3
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5378-3.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5378-3
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Published
2022-04-13T14:47:08.662762Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:52Z
Summary
xz-utils vulnerability
Details

USN-5378-2 fixed a vulnerability in XZ Utils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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:Pro:14.04:LTS / xz-utils

Package

Name
xz-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xz-utils@5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.14.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu1
5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "liblzma-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "liblzma5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xz-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xzdec"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-1271",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / xz-utils

Package

Name
xz-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xz-utils@5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.16.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "liblzma-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "liblzma5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xz-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2.16.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "xzdec"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-1271",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}