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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201710-19
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Severity: Normal
Title: libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 18, 2017
Bugs: #618026
ID: 201710-19
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libarchive, the worst of
which could lead to a Denial of Service condition.
Background
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libarchive is a library for manipulating different streaming archive
formats, including certain tar variants, several cpio formats, and both
BSD and GNU ar variants.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/libarchive < 3.3.0 >= 3.3.0
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libarchive. Please
review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker, via a specially crafted file, could possibly cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libarchive users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/libarchive-3.3.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10349
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10349
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-10350
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10350
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-19
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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