USN-5291-1

Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5291-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-5291-1.json

Related

Published

2022-02-17T13:54:10.309118Z

Modified

2022-02-17T13:54:10.309118Z

Details

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled symlinks. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to change modes, times, ACLs, and flags on arbitrary files. (CVE-2021-23177, CVE-2021-31566)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36976)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / libarchive

Package

Name: libarchive

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0The exact introduced commit is unknown

Fixed

3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libarchive-tools": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1",
            "libarchive13": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1",
            "libarchive-dev": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}