Use After Free Affecting bsdtar package, versions <0:3.1.2-14.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-BSDTAR-2150095
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 May 2019

Introduced: 10 May 2019

CVE-2019-18408  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 bsdtar to version 0:3.1.2-14.el7_7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bsdtar package and not the bsdtar package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

archive_read_format_rar_read_data in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.4.0 has a use-after-free in a certain ARCHIVE_FAILED situation, related to Ppmd7_DecodeSymbol.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1