mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, doactualinstall() in libmport/bundlereadinstallpkg.c used path-based lstat(), chown(), stat(), and chmod() operations while installing package files. A local attacker with write access to a target directory could replace a checked file with a symlink before privileged ownership or mode changes were applied, redirecting those changes to an attacker-selected path and compromising filesystem integrity or permissions. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.

mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, directory assets handled as ASSETDIR or ASSETDIROWNERMODE in libmport/bundlereadinstallpkg.c used path-based mportmkdirp(), ownership, and permission operations. A local attacker able to modify part of the target installation tree could use dot-dot traversal or substitute symlinks during privileged package installation, causing directory creation or attribute changes to affect attacker-selected paths outside the intended package directories. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.

mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, the mportfetchbootstrapindex() function in libmport/fetch.c could return success when bootstrap index hash verification encountered a missing or invalid hash because the failure path did not preserve a fatal result. A network attacker or compromised mirror able to alter bootstrap index content or its transport path could therefore cause mport to proceed with an unverified or tampered bootstrap package index. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.