ESB-2026.3230
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2026.3230
USN-8139-1: cargo-c vulnerability
2 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: cargo-c
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2026-33056
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8139-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.5 CVE-2026-33056 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
CVSS Source: NIST
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS (Max): 0.0% (1st) CVE-2026-33056 2026-04-01
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USN-8139-1: cargo-c vulnerability
Publication date
1 April 2026
Overview
cargo-c could be made to modify permissions on arbitrary directories.
Releases
25.10
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Packages
o rust-cargo-c - Helper program to build and install c-like libraries
Details
It was discovered that tar-rs embedded in cargo-c incorrectly handled
symlinks when unpacking a tar archive. If a user or automated system were
tricked into processing a specially crafted tar archive, a remote attacker
could use this issue to modify permissions of arbitrary directories outside
the extraction root, and possibly escalate privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing cargo-c - 0.10.11-1ubuntu1.1
librust-cargo-c-dev - 0.10.11-1ubuntu1.1
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References
o CVE-2026-33056
Related notices
o USN-8138-1
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