Summary
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain entry-size
values in ZIP archives. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 15.10
and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-1541)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain tar files. A remote attacker could use this issue to
cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE number
pending)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —CVE-2016-1541 EPSS 10%
Heap-based buffer overflow in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in archive_read_support_format_zip.c in libarchive bef…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1541