Improper Data Handling Affecting libarchive package, versions <0:2.8.3-7.el6_8

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 libarchive to version 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 or higher. This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1850 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-LIBARCHIVE-2509966
published10 Apr 2022
disclosed21 Sept 2016

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Introduced: 21 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5418 (opens in a new tab) CWE-19 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 libarchive to version 0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1850.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.