Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201502-9 ========================================= Severity: High Date : 2015-02-09 CVE-ID : CVE-2015-1191 Package : pigz Type : arbitrary write to files Remote : yes Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE Summary ======= The package pigz before version 2.3.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities. That allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive. Resolution ========== Upgrade to 2.3.3-1 # pacman -Syu "pigz>=2.3.3-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.3.3. Workaround ========== None. Description =========== The package pigz before version 2.3.3-1 is vulnerable to multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities. That allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a (1) full pathname or (2) .. (dot dot) in an archive. Impact ====== A remote attacker is able to write files remotely. References ========== http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2015-1191