Debian: DSA-3677-1: libarchive security update
Debian: DSA-3677-1: libarchive security update
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which may lead to denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), bypass of sandboxing restrictions and overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data from an
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3677-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso September 25, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : libarchive CVE ID : CVE-2016-5418 CVE-2016-6250 CVE-2016-7166 Debian Bug : 837714 Several vulnerabilities were discovered in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which may lead to denial of service (memory consumption and application crash), bypass of sandboxing restrictions and overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data from an archive, or the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.2-11+deb8u3. 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.