Debian · Dpkg · CVE-2022-1664
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
dpkg versions prior to 1.21.8
dpkg versions prior to 1.20.10
dpkg versions prior to 1.19.8
dpkg versions prior to 1.18.26
**Description**
The issue is related to a directory traversal vulnerability in the Dpkg::Source::Archive component of the Debian package management system. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to access confidential data, compromise data integrity, and cause a denial of service. The vulnerability occurs when extracting untrusted source packages in v2 and v3 source package formats that include a debian.tar, leading to directory traversal situations on specially crafted orig.tar and debian.tar tarballs.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 1.21.8, update to version 1.21.8 or later.
For versions prior to 1.20.10, update to version 1.20.10 or later.
For versions prior to 1.19.8, update to version 1.19.8 or later.
For versions prior to 1.18.26, update to version 1.18.26 or later.