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Ubuntu: USN-4293-1 (CVE-2020-9308): libarchive vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4293-1 (CVE-2020-9308): libarchive vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/20/2020
Created
06/26/2020
Added
03/03/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

archive_read_support_format_rar5.c in libarchive before 3.4.2 attempts to unpack a RAR5 file with an invalid or corrupted header (such as a header size of zero), leading to a SIGSEGV or possibly unspecified other impact.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13

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