Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201501-5
========================================
Severity: Medium
Date    : 2015-01-14
CVE-ID  : CVE-2014-9112
Package : cpio
Type    : heap buffer overflow
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
======
The package cpio before version 2.11-5 is vulnerable to a heap buffer
overflow.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 2.11-5.

# pacman -Syu "cpio>=2.11-5"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was reported in cpio's list_file()
function. Attempting to extract a malicious cpio archive could cause
cpio to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
As noted in the original report, this issue could be trigger via other
utilities, such as when running "less".

Impact
=====
An attacker is able to craft a malicious cpio archive which could cause
cpio to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. This issue could
also be trigger via other utilities, such as when running "less".

References
=========
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/818
https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43709
https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9112

ArchLinux: 201501-5: cpio: heap buffer overflow

January 14, 2015

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was reported in cpio's list_file() function. Attempting to extract a malicious cpio archive could cause cpio to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. As noted in the original report, this issue could be trigger via other utilities, such as when running "less".

Resolution

Upgrade to 2.11-5. # pacman -Syu "cpio>=2.11-5"
The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

References

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/818 https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43709 https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-9112

Severity
Package : cpio
Type : heap buffer overflow
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Workaround

None.

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