Secunia Security Advisory – Mandriva has issued an update for cpio. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a user’s system.
You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/61365/sa27857.txt
Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/61365/Secunia-Security-Advisory-27857.html