[Cucumber-linux-security] cpio (security update is available)

[Scott C. <sc...@cu...>]

  Update Information

A security update is available for cpio for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

+----------------+
Mon Jan 29 17:35:04 EST 2018
apps-base/cpio rebuilt (build 2) to fix CVE-2017-7516, a security vulnerability
	which could result in arbitrary files being overwritten when the user
	extracts a maliciously crafted cpio archive. For more information see:
		https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7516
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=252
		https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-cpio/2017-06/msg00001.html
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-252 [CVE-2017-7516]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=252)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure cpio is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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