Buffer Over-read Affecting libarchive package, versions [0,]
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- published16 Feb 2025
- disclosed16 Feb 2025
- creditgbdngb12
Introduced: 16 Feb 2025
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How to fix?
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Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Over-read due to mishandling of truncation in the middle of a GNU long linkname in the header_gnu_longlink function. An attacker can cause a denial of service by providing a specially crafted TAR archive.