[ MDVSA-2015:065 ] cpio

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2015:065
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : cpio
 Date    : March 27, 2015
 Affected: Business Server 2.0
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 Problem Description:

 Updated cpio package fixes security vulnerabilities:
 
 Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_copy_in function in GNU
 Cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via
 a large block value in a cpio archive (CVE-2014-9112).
 
 Additionally, a null pointer dereference in the copyin_link function
 which could cause a denial of service has also been fixed.
 
 In GNU Cpio 2.11, the --no-absolute-filenames option limits
 extracting contents of an archive to be strictly inside a current
 directory. However, it can be

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