Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libarchive package, versions <0:3.3.2-9.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-LIBARCHIVE-2563108
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 21 Nov 2019
Introduced: 21 Nov 2019
CVE-2019-19221 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:8 libarchive to version 0:3.3.2-9.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4443.
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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
In Libarchive 3.4.0, archive_wstring_append_from_mbs in archive_string.c has an out-of-bounds read because of an incorrect mbrtowc or mbtowc call. For example, bsdtar crashes via a crafted archive.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2019-19221.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-4443.html
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/22b1db9d46654afc6f0c28f90af8cdc84a199f41
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1276
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/04/msg00020.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RHFV25AVTASTWZRF3KTSL357AQ6TYHM4/
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