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Debian: DLA-3022-1 Critical: Dpkg Directory Traversal Flaw

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Calendar Grey May 25, 2022
Scroller Debian Lts
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4901-1 resolves a critical vulnerability in the apt package manager, impacting the integrity of package installations.
Max Justicz reported a directory traversal vulnerability in Dpkg::Source::Archive in dpkg, the Debian package management system
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security advisory critical debian directory traversal dpkg extraction issue CVE-2022-1664

Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.18.26.

We recommend that you upgrade your dpkg packages.

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

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


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Package: dpkg
Version: 1.18.26
CVE ID: CVE-2022-1664

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security advisory critical debian directory traversal dpkg extraction issue CVE-2022-1664

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