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SUSE: CVE-2015-8931: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2015-8931: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/29/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/29/2016
Modified
06/21/2021

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the (1) get_time_t_max and (2) get_time_t_min functions in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted mtree file, which triggers undefined behavior.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-libarchive-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libarchive13

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