Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-36227: In libarchive 3.6.1, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference or, in some cases, even arbitrary code execution.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | bsdcpio | 0:3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | bsdtar | 0:3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libarchive | 0:3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libarchive-debuginfo | 0:3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libarchive-devel | 0:3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
In libarchive before 3.6.2, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-36227.html