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: heap buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink (CVE-2024-57970)
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 · 10 | bsdtar | 3.7.7-2.el10_0 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | libarchive | 3.7.7-2.el10_0 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | libarchive-devel | 3.7.7-2.el10_0 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 4.0
libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar.c …