CVE-2015-1197

Name	CVE-2015-1197
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more)
NVD severity	low (attack range: local)
Debian Bugs	774669

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
cpio (PTS)	jessie (security), jessie	2.11+dfsg-4.1+deb8u1	fixed
	stretch	2.11+dfsg-6	fixed
	bullseye, sid, buster	2.12+dfsg-9	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
cpio	source	(unstable)	2.11+dfsg-4.1	low		774669

Notes

[wheezy] - cpio <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - cpio <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
Patch used in SUSE: https://bugzilla.suse.com/attachment.cgi?id=599460&action=diff