Packages
- suricata-update - tool for updating Suricata rules
Details
Guillem Lefait discovered that Suricata-Update did not properly validate
destination paths when extracting files referenced by downloaded rule
archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary
files outside the configured rules directory.
Guillem Lefait discovered that Suricata-Update did not properly validate
destination paths when extracting files referenced by downloaded rule
archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to write arbitrary
files outside the configured rules directory.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | suricata-update – 1.3.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | suricata-update – 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | suricata-update – 1.2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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