Debian: DSA-3180-1: libarchive security update
Summary
Alexander Cherepanov discovered that bsdcpio, an implementation of the
'cpio' program part of the libarchive project, is susceptible to a
directory traversal vulnerability via absolute paths.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.4-3+wheezy1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been
fixed in version 3.1.2-11.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.1.2-11.
We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org