CVE-2021-38185
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 26.3%
Description
GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern file, because of a dstring.c ds_fgetstr integer overflow that triggers an out-of-bounds heap write. NOTE: it is unclear whether there are common cases where the pattern file, associated with the -E option, is untrusted data.
How to fix CVE-2021-38185
To remediate CVE-2021-38185, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/cpio—upgrade to 2.13+dfsg-7.1~deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2021-38185 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 26.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.13+dfsg-7.1~deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |