Summary
Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues
when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917
CVE-2015-8919, CVE-2015-8920, CVE-2015-8921, CVE-2015-8922, CVE-2015-8923,
CVE-2015-8924, CVE-2015-8925, CVE-2015-8926, CVE-2015-8928, CVE-2015-8930,
CVE-2015-8931, CVE-2015-8932, CVE-2015-8933, CVE-2015-8934, CVE-2016-5844)
Marcin "Icewall" Noga discovered that libarchive contained multiple
security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote
attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4300,
CVE-2016-4302)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory allocation
with large cpio symlinks. A remote attacker could use this issue to
possibly cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2016-4809)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
Vulnerabilities 20
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bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in …
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bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and cr…
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The lha_read_file_extended_header function in archive_read_support_format_lha.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remot…
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The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to …
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Unscored —CVE-2015-8921 EPSS 12%
The ae_strtofflags function in archive_entry.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of …
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The read_CodersInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers t…
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The process_extra function in libarchive before 3.2.0 uses the size field and a signed number in an offset, which allow…
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The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows…
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The readline function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to caus…
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The archive_read_format_rar_read_data function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows r…
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The process_add_entry function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attacker…
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bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an ISO with …
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Multiple integer overflows in the (1) get_time_t_max and (2) get_time_t_min functions in archive_read_support_format_mt…
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The compress_bidder_init function in archive_read_support_filter_compress.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote at…
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Integer overflow in the archive_read_format_tar_skip function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before…
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The copy_from_lzss_window function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier allows remote a…
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Integer overflow in the read_SubStreamsInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 a…
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_codes function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 …
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The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allo…
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Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (app…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8916
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8917
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8919
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8920
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8921
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8922
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8923
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8924
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8925
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8926
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8928
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8930
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8931
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8932
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8933
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8934
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4300
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4302
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4809
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5844