Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libarchive package, versions <0:3.3.3-1.el8
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed5 Sept 2017
Introduced: 5 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-14166 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 libarchive to version 0:3.3.3-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHEA-2021:1580.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
libarchive 3.3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xml_data heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted xar archive, related to the mishandling of empty strings in the atol8 function in archive_read_support_format_xar.c.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14166
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/06/libarchive-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-xml_data-archive_read_support_format_xar-c/
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fa7438a0ff4033e4741c807394a9af6207940d71
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2021:1580
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3736-1/