CVE-2018-10897
A directory traversal issue was found in reposync, a part of yum-utils, where reposync fails to sanitize paths in remote repository configuration files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A directory traversal issue was found in reposync, a part of yum-utils, where reposync fails to sanitize paths in remote repository configuration files. If an attacker controls a repository, they may be able to copy files outside of the destination directory on the targeted system via path traversal. If reposync is running with heightened privileges on a targeted system, this flaw could potentially result in system compromise via the overwriting of critical system files. Version 1.1.31 and older are believed to be affected.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.64% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59, CWE-22
- Affected
- rpm/yum-utils · redhat/virtualization · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 5.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041594Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2284Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2285Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2626Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10897Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/commit/6a8de061f8fdc885e74ebe8c94625bf53643b71cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/commit/7554c0133eb830a71dc01846037cc047d0acbc2cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/pull/43Third Party Advisory
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041594Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2284Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2285Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2626Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10897Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/commit/6a8de061f8fdc885e74ebe8c94625bf53643b71cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/commit/7554c0133eb830a71dc01846037cc047d0acbc2cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/yum-utils/pull/43Third Party Advisory
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.