CVE-2023-30571
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Libarchive through 3.6.2 can cause directories to have world-writable permissions. The umask() call inside archive_write_disk_posix.c changes the umask of the whole process for a very short period of time; a race condition with another thread can lead to a permanent umask 0 setting. Such a race condition could lead to implicit directory creation with permissions 0777 (without the sticky bit), which means that any low-privileged local user can delete and rename files inside those directories.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–5.3
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1314libarchive: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von DateienDeutsch2023-05-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in libarchive ausnutzen, um Dateien zu manipulieren.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-30571/cnnvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1876cnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/libarchive-announcecnnvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1876enisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/libarchive-announceenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1876Issue Trackingnvd
- https://groups.google.com/g/libarchive-announceRelease Notesnvd
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