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CVE-2021-31566 An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access…

Description

An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to gain more privileges in a system.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
libarchive Versions not published
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