SUSE · Security update for cpio
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.6 Medium.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 20:06 UTC
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| GNUcpio | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
This update for cpio fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-66484: improper sanitization in the tar archive extraction functionality allows for the creation of hard links outside intended directory via malicious tar archives (bsc#1274856). - CVE-2026-66485: improper memory management in the `make_path` function when allocating memory allows for denial of service via crafted archives (bsc#1274857). - CVE-2026-66486: improper encoding or escaping of output in the archive member listing functionality allows for terminal control sequence injection via crafted archive member names (bsc#1274858).
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/2026/opensuse-su-2026_21747-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1274856 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1274857 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1274858 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66484/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66485/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-66486/ (opens in a new tab)