Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-9888: libgsf Null pointer dereference in tar_directory_for_file()
4
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
12/08/2016
07/25/2018
08/30/2017
10/30/2017
Description
An error within the "tar_directory_for_file()" function (gsf-infile-tar.c) in GNOME Structured File Library before 1.14.41 can be exploited to trigger a Null pointer dereference and subsequently cause a crash via a crafted TAR file.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-libgsf
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