Debian: DSA-3574-1: libarchive security update
Debian: DSA-3574-1: libarchive security update
Rock Stevens, Andrew Ruef and Marcin 'Icewall' Noga discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user or automated
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3574-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 10, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libarchive CVE ID : CVE-2016-1541 Debian Bug : 823893 Rock Stevens, Andrew Ruef and Marcin 'Icewall' Noga discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the zip_read_mac_metadata function in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a user or automated system is tricked into processing a specially crafted ZIP file. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 3.1.2-11+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.