USN-3033-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3033-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3033-1

Related

Published

2016-07-14T17:55:04.967093Z

Modified

2016-07-14T17:55:04.967093Z

Summary

libarchive vulnerabilities

Details

Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917 CVE-2015-8919, CVE-2015-8920, CVE-2015-8921, CVE-2015-8922, CVE-2015-8923, CVE-2015-8924, CVE-2015-8925, CVE-2015-8926, CVE-2015-8928, CVE-2015-8930, CVE-2015-8931, CVE-2015-8932, CVE-2015-8933, CVE-2015-8934, CVE-2016-5844)

Marcin "Icewall" Noga discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-4300, CVE-2016-4302)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled memory allocation with large cpio symlinks. A remote attacker could use this issue to possibly cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4809)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name: libarchive
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-5ubuntu1

3.1.2-7ubuntu1

3.1.2-7ubuntu2

3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1

3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "bsdtar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "bsdtar-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libarchive13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libarchive13-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name: libarchive
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-11build1

3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "bsdtar"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "bsdtar-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libarchive13"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2",
            "binary_name": "libarchive13-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}