NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting lrzip package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LRZIP-325060
  • published8 May 2017
  • disclosed8 May 2017

Introduced: 8 May 2017

CVE-2017-8843  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 lrzip.

NVD Description

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

The join_pthread function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive.

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