CVE-2026-66485
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
34/100
Published: 2026-08-10
Modified: 2026-10-24
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Active
S:
X
AT:
None
VC:
None
VI:
None
VA:
Low
Description
GNU cpio is vulnerable to an uncontrolled memory allocation in the make_path function at src/makepath.c. The function uses alloca to allocate stack memory based on the length of argpath, which is derived from an archive-controlled pathname during extraction. A malicious cpio archive containing a sufficiently long nested pathname causes an unbounded stack allocation, resulting in a stack overflow and crash of the cpio process. An attacker who can supply a crafted cpio archive to a victim who extracts it can cause a denial of service. This issue has been fixed in commit 3cd514031371d8aeeaf2048aa10103e02831aaa9