vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5446-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5446-1",
  "summary": "dpkg vulnerability",
  "details": "Max Justicz discovered that dpkg incorrectly handled unpacking certain\nsource packages. If a user or an automated system were tricked into\nunpacking a specially crafted source package, a remote attacker could\nmodify files outside the target unpack directory, leading to a denial of\nservice or potentially gaining access to the system.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1664"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2022-05-26T11:16:17Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:28Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "dpkg",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg@1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.18.24ubuntu1",
        "1.19.0.4ubuntu1",
        "1.19.0.5ubuntu1",
        "1.19.0.5ubuntu2",
        "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1",
        "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.2",
        "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "dpkg",
            "binary_version": "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dselect",
            "binary_version": "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libdpkg-perl",
            "binary_version": "1.19.0.5ubuntu2.4"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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            {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "dpkg",
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      },
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            }
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        "1.19.7ubuntu3"
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          {
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                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "dpkg",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/dpkg@1.21.1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=jammy"
      },
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      "versions": [
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        "1.20.9ubuntu3",
        "1.21.1ubuntu1",
        "1.21.1ubuntu2"
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          },
          {
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          }
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        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
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      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5446-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1664"
    }
  ]
}