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Ubuntu: USN-7070-1 (CVE-2024-48957): libarchive vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-7070-1 (CVE-2024-48957): libarchive vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/10/2024
Created
10/18/2024
Added
10/17/2024
Modified
10/23/2024

Description

execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file because src can move beyond dst.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13t64

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