Answer in brief
CVE-2025-6297 records a High severity (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in dpkg-deb: Fix cleanup for control member with restricted directories. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Debian/dpkg (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Debian/dpkg (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Debian/dpkggeneric | >=0 <ed6bbd445dd8800308c67236ba35d08004c98e82 | ed6bbd445dd8800308c67236ba35d08004c98e82 |
Published upstream
Jul 1, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 8, 2026
It was discovered that dpkg-deb does not properly sanitize directory permissions when extracting a control member into a temporary directory, which is documented as being a safe operation even on untrusted data. This may result in leaving temporary files behind on cleanup. Given automated and repeated execution of dpkg-deb commands on adversarial .deb packages or with well compressible files, placed inside a directory with permissions not allowing removal by a non-root user, this can end up in a DoS scenario due to causing disk quota exhaustion or disk full conditions.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2025-6297 records a High severity (CVSS 8.2) vulnerability in dpkg-deb: Fix cleanup for control member with restricted directories. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Debian/dpkg (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Debian/dpkg (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Debian/dpkggeneric | >=0 <ed6bbd445dd8800308c67236ba35d08004c98e82 | ed6bbd445dd8800308c67236ba35d08004c98e82 |
Published upstream
Jul 1, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 8, 2026
It was discovered that dpkg-deb does not properly sanitize directory permissions when extracting a control member into a temporary directory, which is documented as being a safe operation even on untrusted data. This may result in leaving temporary files behind on cleanup. Given automated and repeated execution of dpkg-deb commands on adversarial .deb packages or with well compressible files, placed inside a directory with permissions not allowing removal by a non-root user, this can end up in a DoS scenario due to causing disk quota exhaustion or disk full conditions.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.