Summary
The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar, cpio, and ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Libarchive is used notably in the bsdtar utility, scripting language bindings such as python-libarchive, and several popular desktop file managers.
Security Fix(es):
* libarchive: extracting a symlink with ACLs modifies ACLs of target (CVE-2021-23177)
* libarchive: symbolic links incorrectly followed when changing modes, times, ACL and flags of a file while extracting an archive (CVE-2021-31566)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | bsdtar | 3.3.3-3.el8_5 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libarchive | 3.3.3-3.el8_5 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libarchive-devel | 3.3.3-3.el8_5 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
An improper link resolution flaw while extracting an archive can lead to changing the access control list (ACL) of the …
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Unscored —
An improper link resolution flaw can occur while extracting an archive leading to changing modes, times, access control…