CVE catalog

CVE-2015-1197

cpio: CVE-2015-1197

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Low · CVSS 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
2.91% · Oct 25, 2026

cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debiancpiosid2.15+dfsg-2.1fixed
Debiancpioforky2.15+dfsg-2.1fixed
Debiancpiotrixie2.15+dfsg-2fixed
Debiancpiobookworm2.13+dfsg-7.1fixed
CpecpioNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Ubuntucpio14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntucpio14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1vulnerable
Ubuntucpio14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2fixed
Ubuntucpio14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1vulnerable
Ubuntucpio14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1vulnerable
Ubuntucpio14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2fixed
Opensusecpiotumbleweed2.13-3.3fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debiancpiosourcesid2.11+dfsg-4.1lowNot reported[774669]
Debiancpiosourceforky2.11+dfsg-4.1lowNot reported[774669]
Debiancpiosourcetrixie2.11+dfsg-4.1lowNot reported[774669]
Debiancpiosourcebookworm2.11+dfsg-4.1lowNot reported[774669]
Ubuntucpiodeb14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2Not reportedUSN-2906-1Not reported
Ubuntucpiodeb14.042.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2Not reportedUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1197Not reported
Opensusecpiorpmtumbleweed2.13-3.3Not reportedOPENSUSE-SU-2024:10697-1Not reported

[Debian bug #774669]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

  • [cpio-lang]Unknown

    Source package: [cpio]

    Details (1)
    • 2.15-8.1 · noarch · tumbleweed

      Unknown · Fixed: 2.13-3.3

      Version impact unknown

      dsa · cpio · opensuse · tumbleweed

  • [cpio-mt]Unknown

    Source package: [cpio]

    Details (1)
    • 2.15-8.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Unknown · Fixed: 2.13-3.3

      Version impact unknown

      dsa · cpio · opensuse · tumbleweed

  • [cpio]Fixed

    Source package: [cpio]

    Details (1)
    • 2.15-8.1 · x86_64 · tumbleweed

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.13-3.3

      dsa · cpio · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [cpio]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.11+dfsg-4.1

      dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm

    • 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.11+dfsg-4.1

      dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm

  • [cpio-win32]Fixed

    Source package: [cpio]

    Details (2)
    • 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.11+dfsg-4.1

      dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm

    • 2.13+dfsg-7.1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 2.11+dfsg-4.1

      dsa · cpio · debian · bookworm

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