USN-4293-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4293-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4293-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4293-1
Upstream
  • UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9308
Related
Published
2020-03-02T13:58:55.825354Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:43Z
Summary
libarchive vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2019-19221)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash resulting in a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2020-9308)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-11build1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.4
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}