vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8920: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 27, 2016 | Feb 2, 2018 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2016
Added
Sep 27, 2016
Modified
Feb 2, 2018
Description
The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive
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