Debian: DSA-3289-1: p7zip security update
Debian: DSA-3289-1: p7zip security update
Alexander Cherepanov discovered that p7zip is susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability. While extracting an archive, it will extract symlinks and then follow them if they are referenced in further entries. This can be exploited by a rogue archive to write
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3289-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Ben Hutchings June 15, 2015 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : p7zip CVE ID : CVE-2015-1038 Debian Bug : 774660 Alexander Cherepanov discovered that p7zip is susceptible to a directory traversal vulnerability. While extracting an archive, it will extract symlinks and then follow them if they are referenced in further entries. This can be exploited by a rogue archive to write files outside the current directory. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 9.20.1~dfsg.1-4+deb7u1. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 9.20.1~dfsg.1-4.1+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 9.20.1~dfsg.1-4.2. We recommend that you upgrade your p7zip 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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.