vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2015-8928: libarchive -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 30, 2016
Added
Aug 31, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The process_add_entry function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mtree file.

Solution

debian-upgrade-libarchive
Title
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