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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4360-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 27, 2018                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libarchive
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-10209 CVE-2016-10349   CVE-2016-10350
                 CVE-2017-14166 CVE-2017-14501   CVE-2017-14502
		 CVE-2017-14503 CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878
		 CVE-2018-1000880

Multiple security issues were found in libarchive, a multi-format archive
and compression library: Processing malformed RAR archives could result
in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code and malformed
WARC, LHarc, ISO, Xar or CAB archives could result in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.2.2-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages.

For the detailed security status of libarchive please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libarchive

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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4360-1: libarchive security update

December 27, 2018
Multiple security issues were found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library: Processing malformed RAR archives could result in denial of service or the execut...

Summary

Multiple security issues were found in libarchive, a multi-format archive
and compression library: Processing malformed RAR archives could result
in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code and malformed
WARC, LHarc, ISO, Xar or CAB archives could result in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 3.2.2-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages.

For the detailed security status of libarchive please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libarchive

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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : libarchive
CVE ID : CVE-2016-10209 CVE-2016-10349 CVE-2016-10350
CVE-2017-14166 CVE-2017-14501 CVE-2017-14502
CVE-2017-14503 CVE-2018-1000877 CVE-2018-1000878
CVE-2018-1000880

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