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CVE-2021-31566

Description

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.

Priority: LOW
CVSS v3: 7.8
Component: libarchive
Publish Date: Dec 20, 2021
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: HIGH
Modified Date: Dec 20, 2021

Find out more about CVE-2021-31566 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Fixed LIN10-9400
10.17.41.26 Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux 8 Requires LTSS -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux 9 Requires LTSS -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux 7 Requires LTSS -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Fixed LIN1022-307
10.22.33.1 --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Fixed LIN1018-8503
10.18.44.29 Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Fixed LIN1019-7522
10.19.45.27 Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux CD release Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Wind River Linux 6 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Fixed -- VxWorks 22.09 Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- Wind River VxWorks Security Alert for libarchive
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

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Notes
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