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Debian: Security Advisory for php-pear (DSA-4894-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'php-pear' package(s) announced via the DSA-4894-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
It was discovered that the PEAR Archive_Tar package for handling tar files in PHP is prone to a directory traversal flaw due to inadequate checking of symbolic links.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'php-pear' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1:1.10.6+submodules+notgz-1.1+deb10u2. We recommend that you upgrade your php-pear packages.