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rPSA-2007-0094-1 cpio

From: rPath Update Announcements <announce-noreply () rpath com>
Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 22:46:48 -0400

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0094-1
Published: 2007-05-07
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    cpio=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/2.6-14-0.1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4268
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1338

Description:
    Previous versions of the cpio package are vulnerable to a user-complicit
    attack in which cpio may execute attacker-provided code included in an
    intentionally malformed cpio archive.

Current thread:

rPSA-2007-0094-1 cpio rPath Update Announcements (May 08)