USN-4176-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4176-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4176-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4176-1
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Published
2019-11-06T16:05:15Z
Modified
2026-06-29T13:46:57Z
Summary
cpio vulnerability
Details

Thomas Habets discovered that GNU cpio incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to privilege escalation.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name
cpio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2+esm1

Affected versions

2.*
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "cpio",
            "binary_version":  "2.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2019-14866",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4176-1.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name
cpio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.11+dfsg-4.1ubuntu1
2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "cpio",
            "binary_version":  "2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2019-14866",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4176-1.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / cpio

Package

Name
cpio
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/cpio?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

2.*
2.11+dfsg-6
2.12+dfsg-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "cpio",
            "binary_version":  "2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "cpio-win32",
            "binary_version":  "2.12+dfsg-6ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2019-14866",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4176-1.json"