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HistoryMay 30, 2022 - 3:29 p.m.

dpkg vulnerability

2022-05-3015:29:17
Google
osv.dev
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7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.4%

USN-5446-1 fixed a vulnerability in dpkg. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Max Justicz discovered that dpkg incorrectly handled unpacking certain
source packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
unpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could
modify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of
service or potentially gaining access to the system.