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: NULL pointer dereference in archive_write.c (CVE-2022-36227)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | bsdtar | 3.3.3-5.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libarchive | 3.3.3-5.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | libarchive-devel | 3.3.3-5.el8 |
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…