vulnerability
CentOS: (CVE-2015-8925) CESA-2016:1844: libarchive
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | May 3, 2019 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 16, 2016
Added
Sep 16, 2016
Modified
May 3, 2019
Description
The readline function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted mtree file, related to newline parsing.
Solutions
centos-upgrade-bsdcpiocentos-upgrade-bsdtarcentos-upgrade-libarchivecentos-upgrade-libarchive-devel
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