UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1197

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1197

    Published: 19 Feb 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-1197
    Aliases:
    USN-2906-1

    Summary:

    Details: cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1197, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2906-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1197

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cpio

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2

    Affected versions

    2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1
    2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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