Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2016:1850
libarchive security update
Released 2016-09-12 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) libarchive-2.8.3-7.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) libarchive-devel-2.8.3-7.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) libarchive-2.8.3-7.el6_8, libarchive-devel-2.8.3-7.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) libarchive-2.8.3-7.el6_8, libarchive-2.8.3-7.el6_8.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) libarchive-devel-2.8.3-7.el6_8, libarchive-devel-2.8.3-7.el6_8.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) libarchive-2.8.3-7.el6_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) libarchive-devel-2.8.3-7.el6_8
Fixes 7 records
Priority MEDIUM 47
The ae_strtofflags function in archive_entry.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mtree file.
CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5· Network · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.11992 · Published 2016-09-20 · Fixed CWE-125
Priority MEDIUM 40
The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.
CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5· Network · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.04669 · Published 2016-09-21 · Fixed CWE-19
Priority MEDIUM 40
The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large…
CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5· Network · No auth · No interaction · EPSS 0.04773 · Published 2016-09-21 · Fixed CWE-20
Priority LOW 36
Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file.
CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5· Network · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.04131 · Published 2016-09-21 · Fixed CWE-190
Priority LOW 29
The compress_bidder_init function in archive_read_support_filter_compress.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file, which triggers an invalid left s…
CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.02214 · Published 2016-09-20 · Fixed CWE-20
Priority LOW 29
The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.
CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01917 · Published 2016-09-20 · Fixed CWE-125
Priority LOW 28
libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.
CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5· Local · No auth · User interaction · EPSS 0.01643 · Published 2016-09-21 · Fixed CWE-399