High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 7, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-14866
CVE-2019-14866
Description
In all versions of cpio before 2.13 does not properly validate input files when generating TAR archives. When cpio is used to create TAR archives from paths an attacker can write to, the resulting archive may contain files with permissions the attacker did not have or in paths he did not have access to. Extracting those archives from a high-privilege user without carefully reviewing them may lead to the compromise of the system.
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Affected products
15cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords10 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/cpio&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/cpio&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cpio&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/cpio&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5
< 2.12-lp150.2.3.1+ 9 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12-lp150.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.13-3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-36.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.12-3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-36.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-36.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-36.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.11-36.6.1
- Red Hat/cpiov5Range: All cpio versions before 2.13
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2019-08/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2019-11/msg00000.htmlnvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00007.htmlnvd
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