Debian: DSA-3677-1 Critical: Libarchive Memory Issue, DoS, Code Exec
debian
September 25, 2016
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...
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Summary
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/
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Package: libarchive
CVE ID: CVE-2016-5418 CVE-2016-6250 CVE-2016-7166
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