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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23177

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-23177 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the target of the link. An attacker may provide a malicious archive to a victim user, who would trigger this flaw when trying to extract the archive. A local attacker may use this flaw to change the ACL of a file on the system and gain more privileges.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13libarchive0, 0, 0
Debian:11libarchive3.4.3-2, 3.4.3-2, 0
Debian:12libarchive0, 0, 0
Debian:14libarchive0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 23, 2022 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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