Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842652
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2906-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'cpio' package(s) announced via the USN-2906-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'cpio' package(s) announced via the USN-2906-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Alexander Cherepanov discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled symbolic links when used with the --no-absolute-filenames option. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially-crafted cpio archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-1197) Gustavo Grieco discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled memory when extracting archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially-crafted cpio archive, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause GNU cpio to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2037) Affected Software/OS: 'cpio' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1197 BugTraq ID: 71914 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774669 https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2015-01/msg00000.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/07/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/18/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/21/8 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/27/1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2906-1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2037 BugTraq ID: 82293 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/82293 Debian Security Information: DSA-3483 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3483 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/22/4 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035067
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