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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.2.2021.2645
Category:Huawei EulerOS Local Security Checks
Title:Huawei EulerOS: Security Advisory for squashfs-tools (EulerOS-SA-2021-2645)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'squashfs-tools' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-2645 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Huawei EulerOS 'squashfs-tools' package(s) announced via the EulerOS-SA-2021-2645 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
squashfs_opendir in unsquash-1.c in Squashfs-Tools 4.5 stores the filename in the directory entry, this is then used by unsquashfs to create the new file during the unsquash. The filename is not validated for traversal outside of the destination directory, and thus allows writing to locations outside of the destination.(CVE-2021-40153)

Affected Software/OS:
'squashfs-tools' package(s) on Huawei EulerOS V2.0SP8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-40153
Debian Security Information: DSA-4967 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4967
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GSMRKVJMJFX3MB7D3PXJSYY3TLZROE5S/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RAOZ4BKWAC4Y3U2K5MMW3S77HWWXHQDL/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-29
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squashfs-tools/+bug/1941790
https://github.com/plougher/squashfs-tools/commit/79b5a555058eef4e1e7ff220c344d39f8cd09646
https://github.com/plougher/squashfs-tools/issues/72
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00030.html
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