CVE-2025-0377
Description
An archive extraction vulnerability was found in HashiCorp's go-slug library. When go-slug performs an extraction, the filename/extraction path is taken from the tar entry via the header.Name. It was discovered that the unpacking step improperly validated paths, potentially leading to path traversal and allowing an attacker to write an arbitrary file during extraction.
Statement
None of the Red Hat offerings are affected by this vulnerability.
This issue has an impact over the integrity of the system as can write and over-write arbitrary files on the system where these files are extracted.
Mitigation
No mitigation is available for this issue other than updating the affected package to the version containing the fix.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Access Control
Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories; Bypass Protection Mechanism
An attacker may be able to traverse the file system to unintended locations and read or overwrite the contents of unexpected files. If the files are used for a security mechanism then an attacker may be able to bypass the mechanism.
Other
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Windows simple shortcuts, sometimes referred to as soft links, can be exploited remotely since a ".LNK" file can be uploaded like a normal file. This can enable remote execution.
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