CVE catalog
CVE-2016-10729
amanda: CVE-2016-10729
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.28% · Oct 25, 2026
An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | amanda | sid | 1:3.5.4-2.2 | fixed |
| Debian | amanda | forky | 1:3.5.4-2.2 | fixed |
| Debian | amanda | trixie | 1:3.5.4-2 | fixed |
| Debian | amanda | bookworm | 1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Suse | amanda | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 2.5.2.1-188.5.1 | fixed |
| Suse | amanda | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 2.5.2.1-188.5.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | amanda | pro | 1:3.3.6-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | amanda | pro | 1:3.3.6-4.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | amanda | pro | 1:3.3.6-4.1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | amanda | pro | 1:3.3.6-4.1ubuntu0.1+actuallyesm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | amanda | pro | 1:3.3.6-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | amanda | pro | 1:3.3.6-4.1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | amanda | source | sid | 1:3.3.9-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | amanda | source | forky | 1:3.3.9-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | amanda | source | trixie | 1:3.3.9-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | amanda | source | bookworm | 1:3.3.9-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | amanda | rpm | linux enterprise server 11 sp4 | 2.5.2.1-188.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:4121-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | amanda | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4 | 2.5.2.1-188.5.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:4121-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [amanda-client]Fixed
Source package: [amanda]
Details (2)
1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · bookworm; dsa · amanda · debian · 12
1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · bookworm; dsa · amanda · debian · 12
- [amanda-common]Fixed
Source package: [amanda]
Details (2)
1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · bookworm; dsa · amanda · debian · 12
1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · bookworm; dsa · amanda · debian · 12
- [amanda-server]Fixed
Source package: [amanda]
Details (2)
1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · bookworm; dsa · amanda · debian · 12
1:3.5.1-11+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · bookworm; dsa · amanda · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [amanda-client]Fixed
Source package: [amanda]
Details (2)
1:3.5.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · 13
1:3.5.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · 13
- [amanda-common]Fixed
Source package: [amanda]
Details (2)
1:3.5.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · 13
1:3.5.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · 13
- [amanda-server]Fixed
Source package: [amanda]
Details (2)
1:3.5.4-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · 13
1:3.5.4-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:3.3.9-1dsa · amanda · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_4121-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:4121-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10729]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10729]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]