openSUSE 16 Security Update : cpio (openSUSE-SU-2026:21747-1)

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21747-1 advisory. - CVE-2026-66484: improper sanitization in the tar archive extraction functionality allows for the creation of hard links outside intended...

USN-8704-1 cpio vulnerabilities

It was discovered that cpio incorrectly sanitized hard-link targets when extracting tar archives in copy-in mode. If a user or automated system were tricked into extracting a specially crafted tar archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to create hard links to files outside the...