SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1

Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161909-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-8918
Related
Published
2016-07-29T08:20:09Z
Modified
2026-02-04T02:35:00Z
Summary
Security update for libarchive
Details

libarchive was updated to fix 20 security issues.

These security issues were fixed:

  • CVE-2015-8918: Overlapping memcpy in CAB parser (bsc#985698).
  • CVE-2015-8919: Heap out of bounds read in LHA/LZH parser (bsc#985697).
  • 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-2015-8922: Null pointer access in 7z parser (bsc#985685).
  • CVE-2015-8923: Unclear crashes in ZIP parser (bsc#985703).
  • CVE-2015-8924: Heap buffer read overflow in tar (bsc#985609).
  • CVE-2015-8925: Unclear invalid memory read in mtree parser (bsc#985706).
  • CVE-2015-8926: NULL pointer access in RAR parser (bsc#985704).
  • CVE-2015-8928: Heap out of bounds read in mtree parser (bsc#985679).
  • CVE-2015-8929: Memory leak in tar parser (bsc#985669).
  • CVE-2015-8930: Endless loop in ISO parser (bsc#985700).
  • CVE-2015-8931: Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in mtree parser (bsc#985689).
  • CVE-2015-8932: Compress handler left shifting larger than int size (bsc#985665).
  • CVE-2015-8933: Undefined behavior / signed integer overflow in TAR parser (bsc#985688).
  • CVE-2015-8934: Out of bounds read in RAR (bsc#985673).
  • CVE-2016-4300: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the 7zip read_SubStreamsInfo (bsc#985832).
  • CVE-2016-4301: Stack buffer overflow in the mtree parse_device (bsc#985826).
  • CVE-2016-4302: Heap buffer overflow in the Rar decompression functionality (bsc#985835).
  • CVE-2016-4809: Memory allocate error with symbolic links in cpio archives (bsc#984990).
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-22.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libarchive13": "3.1.2-22.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-22.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libarchive13": "3.1.2-22.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-22.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libarchive13": "3.1.2-22.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1
libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-22.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libarchive-devel": "3.1.2-22.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1.json"