Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-2304 lets a malicious archive tell bsdcpio to write files using absolute paths. If a vulnerable system extracts that archive, files outside the intended extraction directory can be overwritten. Business risk is highest where untrusted archives are processed automatically or with elevated privileges. Exposure is likely on older Unix-like systems, appliances, build workers, or services using libarchive bsdcpio 3.1.2 or earlier to extract untrusted archives. Risk increases if extraction runs as root, in automation, or near sensitive configuration paths. Treat as a cleanup and hardening priority unless untrusted archive extraction is exposed in production automation. For internet-facing or privileged extraction workflows, prioritize remediation because arbitrary file writes can enable broader compromise. Mitigation focus: Update libarchive or OS packages according to vendor advisories.; Confirm bsdcpio is newer than libarchive 3.1.2 where applicable.; Avoid extracting untrusted archives with privileged accounts..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/59357157706d47c365b2227739e17daba3607526CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/110CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FreeBSD-SA-16:22CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21msg/libarchive-discuss/dN9y1VvE1Qk/Z9uerigjQn0JCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201701-03CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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