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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.4171
USN-4176-1: GNU cpio vulnerability
7 November 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: cpio
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Modify Arbitrary Files -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-14866
Reference: ESB-2019.4094
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4176-1/
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USN-4176-1: GNU cpio vulnerability
6 November 2019
cpio vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
GNU cpio could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a
specially crafted input.
Software Description
o cpio - a tool to manage archives of files
Details
Thomas Habets discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
cpio - 2.12+dfsg-9ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 19.04
cpio - 2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
cpio - 2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
cpio - 2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
cpio - 2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
cpio - 2.11-7ubuntu3.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-14866
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