DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10729
Upstream
Published
2018-10-24T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:07:03Z
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in Amanda 3.3.1. A user with backup privileges can trivially compromise a client installation. The "runtar" setuid root binary does not check for additional arguments supplied after --create, allowing users to manipulate commands and perform command injection as root.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / amanda

Package

Name
amanda
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / amanda

Package

Name
amanda
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / amanda

Package

Name
amanda
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / amanda

Package

Name
amanda
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/amanda?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}