vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7070-1 (CVE-2022-36227): libarchive vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 22, 2022 | Oct 17, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 22, 2022
Added
Oct 17, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
In libarchive before 3.6.2, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: the discoverer cites this CWE-476 remark but third parties dispute the code-execution impact: "In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution."
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libarchive13ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13t64
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