Debian Security Advisory

DLA-3445-1 cpio -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

04 Jun 2023

Affected Packages:

cpio

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 941412, Bug 992045.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-14866, CVE-2021-38185.

More information:

Two vulnerabilities were fixed in GNU cpio, a program to manage archives of files.

CVE-2019-14866
Improper validation of input files when generatingtar archives.
CVE-2021-38185
Arbitrary code via crafted pattern file.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.12+dfsg-9+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cpio packages.

For the detailed security status of cpio please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/cpio

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS