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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libarchive package, versions <3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.4% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBARCHIVE-328136
  • published20 Sept 2016
  • disclosed20 Sept 2016
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Introduced: 20 Sep 2016

CVE-2015-8924  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 libarchive to version 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tar file.