Gentoo: GLSA-201702-32: Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar: Directory traversal
Summary
Michal Marek discovered that Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability.
Resolution
All Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar users should upgrade to the latest
version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-ruby/archive-tar-minitar-0.6.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10173 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10173
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-32
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack.
Background
Archive::Tar::Minitar is a pure-Ruby library and command-line utility that provides the ability to deal with POSIX tar(1) archive files.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-ruby/archive-tar-minitar < 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user or an automated system to process a specially crafted archive using Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar possibly allowing the writing of arbitrary files with the privileges of the process.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.