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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-1000019: Moderate: libarchive security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2019-1000019: Moderate: libarchive security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/04/2019
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

libarchive version commit bf9aec176c6748f0ee7a678c5f9f9555b9a757c1 onwards (release v3.0.2 onwards) contains a CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in 7zip decompression, archive_read_support_format_7zip.c, header_bytes() that can result in a crash (denial of service). This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted 7zip file.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-bsdcat-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-bsdcpio
  • centos-upgrade-bsdcpio-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-bsdtar
  • centos-upgrade-bsdtar-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libarchive
  • centos-upgrade-libarchive-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libarchive-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-libarchive-devel

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