vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-4809: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 27, 2016 | Mar 2, 2020 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 21, 2016
Added
Sep 27, 2016
Modified
Mar 2, 2020
Description
The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive
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