CVE-2023-7207

cpio: Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability

CVE-2023-7207 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by cpio 2.13+dfsg-2ubuntu0.4, released February 28, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.9
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0091
60th percentile

Debian's cpio contains a path traversal vulnerability. This issue was introduced by reverting CVE-2015-1197 patches which had caused a regression in --no-absolute-filenames. Upstream has since provided a proper fix to --no-absolute-filenames.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
cpio · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.14+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-7207 Feb 29, 2024
cpio · Debian 14 2.14+dfsg-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2023-7207 Feb 29, 2024
cpio · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13+dfsg-2ubuntu0.4 cpio 2.13+dfsg-2ubuntu0.4 Feb 28, 2024
cpio · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.13+dfsg-7ubuntu0.1 cpio 2.13+dfsg-7ubuntu0.1 Feb 28, 2024
cpio-win32 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.13+dfsg-2ubuntu0.4 cpio-win32 2.13+dfsg-2ubuntu0.4 Feb 28, 2024
cpio-win32 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.13+dfsg-7ubuntu0.1 cpio-win32 2.13+dfsg-7ubuntu0.1 Feb 28, 2024

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