What is the vulnerability ID of this advisory?

The vulnerability ID of this advisory is USN-6275-1.

What is the title of this advisory?

The title of this advisory is USN-6275-1: Cargo vulnerability.

Who discovered this vulnerability?

The vulnerability was discovered by Addison Crump.

What is the severity level of this vulnerability?

The severity level of this vulnerability has not been provided.

How can I fix this vulnerability?

You can fix this vulnerability by updating the affected software to the recommended versions mentioned in the advisory.

Vulnerability/
USN-6275-1

3/8/2023

USN-6275-1: Cargo vulnerability

First published: Thu Aug 03 2023(Updated: )

Addison Crump discovered that Cargo incorrectly set file permissions on UNIX-like systems when extracting crate archives. If the crate would contain files writable by any user, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute code as another user.

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
ubuntu/cargo	<0.67.1+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2+esm1	0.67.1+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.22.04.2+esm1
	=22.04
All of
ubuntu/librust-cargo+openssl-dev	<0.57.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	0.57.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	=22.04
All of
ubuntu/librust-cargo-dev	<0.57.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	0.57.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
	=22.04
All of
ubuntu/cargo	<0.67.1+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm1	0.67.1+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm1
	=20.04
All of
ubuntu/cargo	<0.66.0+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1	0.66.0+ds0ubuntu0.libgit2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
	=18.04
All of
ubuntu/cargo	<0.47.0-1~exp1ubuntu1~16.04.1+esm1	0.47.0-1~exp1ubuntu1~16.04.1+esm1
	=16.04

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CVE-2023-38497

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID of this advisory?
The vulnerability ID of this advisory is USN-6275-1.
What is the title of this advisory?
The title of this advisory is USN-6275-1: Cargo vulnerability.
Who discovered this vulnerability?
The vulnerability was discovered by Addison Crump.
What is the severity level of this vulnerability?
The severity level of this vulnerability has not been provided.
How can I fix this vulnerability?
You can fix this vulnerability by updating the affected software to the recommended versions mentioned in the advisory.

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