CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-23177

7.8 HIGH Published 2022-08-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2022-08-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59

Description

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link. 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 change the ACL of a file on the system and gain more privileges.

Affected configurations

• libarchive libarchive (< 3.5.2) • fedoraproject fedora 35 • redhat enterprise linux 8.0 • redhat enterprise linux eus 8.6 • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 8.0 • redhat enterprise linux for ibm z systems eus 8.6 • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian 8.0 • redhat enterprise linux for power little endian eus 8.6 • redhat enterprise linux server aus 8.6 • redhat enterprise linux server for power little endian update services for sap solutions 8.6 • redhat enterprise linux server tus 8.6 • redhat codeready linux builder • debian debian linux 10.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References