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SUSE: CVE-2017-8364: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-8364: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/30/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/12/2017
Modified
06/04/2020

Description

The read_buf function in stream.c in rzip 2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted archive.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-rzip
  • suse-upgrade-rzip-debuginfo
  • suse-upgrade-rzip-debugsource

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