5.3
Medium
CVE-2023-7216 Cpio: extraction allows symlinks which enables remote command execution
Description
A path traversal vulnerability was found in the CPIO utility. This issue could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trick a user into opening a specially crafted archive. During the extraction process, the archiver could follow symlinks outside of the intended directory, which allows files to be written in arbitrary directories through symlinks.
CVSS 3.1 detail
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitable with local access to the machine, without an account and if a user takes an action; the impact on data or service is limited.
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- Interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Versions not published | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Versions not published |
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