Out-of-bounds Read Affecting bsdtar package, versions <3.7.2-150600.3.6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES156-BSDTAR-8225256
  • published17 Oct 2024
  • disclosed16 Oct 2024

Introduced: 16 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-48957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.6 bsdtar to version 3.7.2-150600.3.6.1 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.6 relevant fixed versions and status.

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1