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Red Hat: CVE-2015-8920: Important: libarchive security update ((Multiple Advisories))

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Red Hat: CVE-2015-8920: Important: libarchive security update ((Multiple Advisories))

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/21/2016
Modified
01/17/2018

Description

The _ar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_ar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds stack read) via a crafted ar file.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-bsdcpio
  • redhat-upgrade-bsdtar
  • redhat-upgrade-libarchive
  • redhat-upgrade-libarchive-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-libarchive-devel

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:1909
  • RHSA-2016:1844
  • RHSA-2016:1850
  • DLA-554-1
  • DSA-3657
  • 91301
  • USN-3033-1
  • GLSA-201701-03
  • CVE-2015-8920
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