| Name | CVE-2022-4883 |
| Description | A flaw was found in libXpm. When processing files with .Z or .gz extensions, the library calls external programs to compress and uncompress files, relying on the PATH environment variable to find these programs, which could allow a malicious user to execute other programs by manipulating the PATH environment variable. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-3459-1, ELA-875-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxpm (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:3.5.12-0+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 1:3.5.12-1+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 1:3.5.12-1+deb10u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 1:3.5.12-1.1+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:3.5.17-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libxpm | source | jessie | 1:3.5.12-0+deb8u2 | ELA-875-1 | ||
| libxpm | source | stretch | 1:3.5.12-1+deb9u1 | ELA-875-1 | ||
| libxpm | source | buster | 1:3.5.12-1+deb10u1 | DLA-3459-1 | ||
| libxpm | source | bullseye | 1:3.5.12-1.1~deb11u1 | |||
| libxpm | source | (unstable) | 1:3.5.12-1.1 |
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/17/2
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/515294bb8023a45ff916696d0a14308ff4f3a376 (libXpm-3.5.15)
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/8178eb0834d82242e1edbc7d4fb0d1b397569c68 (libXpm-3.5.15)