vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2015-8916: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 20, 2016 | Jul 21, 2017 | Jun 19, 2021 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 20, 2016
Added
Jul 21, 2017
Modified
Jun 19, 2021
Description
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 returns a success code without filling the entry when the header is a "split file in multivolume RAR," which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted rar file.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-libarchive-develsuse-upgrade-libarchive13
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