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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-4809: ELSA-2016-1844: libarchive security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-4809: ELSA-2016-1844: libarchive security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/12/2016
Modified
07/22/2024

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. A vulnerability was found in libarchive. A specially crafted cpio archive containing a symbolic link to a ridiculously large target path can cause memory allocation to fail, resulting in any attempt to view or extract the archive crashing.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bsdcpio
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-bsdtar
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libarchive
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libarchive-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libinput-devel

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