vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3225-1 (CVE-2016-8688): libarchive vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Nov 25, 2016 | Mar 10, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 25, 2016
Added
Mar 10, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which triggers an invalid read in the (1) detect_form or (2) bid_entry function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive12ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13
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