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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-5064-3 Critical: cpio Denial of Service Risk

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An exploit in GNU cpio on Ubuntu may lead to remote code execution or system instability due to malicious files. Ensure your systems are updated promptly to mitigate these threats
GNU cpio could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

GNU cpio could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- cpio: a tool to manage archives of files

Details:

USN-5064-1 fixed a vulnerability in GNU. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Maverick Chung and Qiaoyi Fang discovered that cpio incorrectly handled

certain pattern files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause cpio

to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary

code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu remote execution cpio

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  cpio                            2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2+esm2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5064-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5064-1

CVE-2021-38185

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5064-3

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu remote execution cpio

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