cpio 2.11, when using the --no-absolute-filenames option, allows local users to write to…
Priority LOW 18Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02906 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1197
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-447h-6vgc-mg6p
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 2
Other 5
- [oss-security] 20150118 Re: CVE Request: cpio -- directory traversal
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0080.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169458/Zimbra-Collaboration-Suite-TAR-Path-Traversal.html
- [oss-security] 20231221 Security vulnerability in Debian's cpio 2.13
- [oss-security] 20231227 xarchiver: Path traversal with crafted cpio archives
More GNU Cpio vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06601 Cpio: extraction allows symlinks which enables remote command execution CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2021-15862 GNU cpio through 2.13 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pattern… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2010-03976 cpio, as used in build 2007.05.10, 2010.07.28, and possibly other versions, allows remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2010-00595 Heap-based buffer overflow in the rmt_read__ function in lib/rtapelib.c in the rmt client… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2016-01868 The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio 2.11 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-11070 Improper input validation in Red Hat cpio CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-1197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-447h-6vgc-mg6p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-1197 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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