MGASA-2022-0103 - Updated nodejs-tar packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 21 Mar 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0103.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2021-32803,
     CVE-2021-32804,
     CVE-2021-37701,
     CVE-2021-37712

Untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary  location allowing file
overwrites. (CVE-2021-37712)

Arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2021-37701)

Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink
protection. (CVE-2021-32803)

Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient
absolute path sanitization (CVE-2021-32804)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29656
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32803
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32804
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37701
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37712

SRPMS:
- 8/core/nodejs-tar-6.0.5-1.1.mga8

Mageia 2022-0103: nodejs-tar security update

Untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location allowing file overwrites

Summary

Untrusted tar file to symlink into an arbitrary location allowing file overwrites. (CVE-2021-37712)
Arbitrary file creation/overwrite and arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2021-37701)
Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability via insufficient symlink protection. (CVE-2021-32803)
Arbitrary File Creation/Overwrite vulnerability due to insufficient absolute path sanitization (CVE-2021-32804)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29656

- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5008

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32803

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-32804

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37701

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37712

Resolution

MGASA-2022-0103 - Updated nodejs-tar packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/nodejs-tar-6.0.5-1.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 21 Mar 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0103.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2021-32803, CVE-2021-32804, CVE-2021-37701, CVE-2021-37712

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