Threats affecting pkg:github/npitre/cramfs-tools

A vulnerability was detected in npitre cramfs-tools up to 2.2. Affected is the function change_file_status of the file cramfsck.c. Performing a manipulation results in symlink following. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named b4a3a695c9873f824907bd15659f2a6ac7667b4f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVE-2026-8274 is a path traversal vulnerability in the do_directory function of cramfsck.c within npitre cramfs-tools versions up to 2.1. This vulnerability allows local attackers to manipulate directory handling to perform path traversal. Exploitation requires local access and no user interaction. A patch is available in version 2.2 that addresses this issue.