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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5064-2^[6]: Authored by Ubuntu ^[7] | Site security.ubuntu.com ^[8]; Ubuntu Security Notice 5064-2 - USN-5064-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GNU cpio. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. 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.; systems | linux ^[9], ubuntu ^[10]; advisories | CVE-2021-38185 ^[11]; MD5 | 5c1ce49c25fbe74969a333f08c945ff7; Download ^[12] | Favorite ^[13] | View ^[14]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5064-2
January 27, 2022
cpio vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
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 vulnerabilities in GNU cpio. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
cpio 2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5064-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5064-1
CVE-2021-38185