vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8931: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 27, 2016 | Feb 2, 2018 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2016
Added
Sep 27, 2016
Modified
Feb 2, 2018
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the (1) get_time_t_max and (2) get_time_t_min functions in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted mtree file, which triggers undefined behavior.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive
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