Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-2037
CVE-2016-2037
Description
The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file.
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Affected products
11- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/cpio&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2
< 2.12-3.90+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12-3.90
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-32.1
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