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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8916: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8916: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/27/2016
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive

References

  • RHSA-2016:1844
  • ALAS-2016-743
  • DSA-3657
  • 91296
  • USN-3033-1
  • GLSA-201701-03
  • CVE-2015-8916
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