SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161939-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-8918
Related
Published
2016-08-02T11:41:26Z
Modified
2026-03-11T06:28:34Z
Summary
Security update for bsdtar
Details

bsdtar was updated to fix seven security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-8929: Memory leak in tar parser (bsc#985669).
  • CVE-2016-4809: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives (bsc#984990).
  • CVE-2015-8920: Stack out of bounds read in ar parser (bsc#985675).
  • CVE-2015-8921: Global out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985682).
  • CVE-2015-8924: Heap buffer read overflow in tar (bsc#985609).
  • CVE-2015-8918: Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser (bsc#985698).
  • CVE-2015-2304: Reject absolute paths in input mode of bsdcpio exactly when '..' is rejected (bsc#920870).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive-devel":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Manager 2.1
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Manager%202.1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Manager Proxy 2.1
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%202.1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 5
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive2":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"
SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3
bsdtar

Package

Name
bsdtar
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/bsdtar&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.5-9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libarchive-devel":  "2.5.5-9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1939-1.json"