cpio 2.11, when using the –no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an archive.
Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1197
Reference (s):
- BID:71914
- URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71914
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html
- MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2015:066
- URL: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:066