vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-8925: ELSA-2016-1844: libarchive security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
2016-06-17
Added
2016-09-12
Modified
2024-11-27

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.
A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted MTREE file could cause a small out-of-bounds read, potentially disclosing a small amount of application memory.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-bsdcpiooracle-linux-upgrade-bsdtaroracle-linux-upgrade-libarchiveoracle-linux-upgrade-libarchive-devel
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