CVE-2021-31566

Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%

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.

Published 2022-08-23 · CVE record · OSV

Products: libarchive, fedoraproject fedora, redhat enterprise_linux, redhat enterprise_linux_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems, redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian, redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus, redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus, redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions, redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus, redhat codeready_linux_builder, debian_linux, splunk universal_forwarder

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