Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure Affecting bsdcpio package, versions <0:3.1.2-10.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.01% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-BSDCPIO-7999687
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed17 Jun 2016

Introduced: 17 Jun 2016

CVE-2015-8916  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-228  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 bsdcpio to version 0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:1844.

NVD Description

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

bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.