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Debian: DSA-5803-1 Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Libcurl

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Calendar Grey June 5, 2024
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The Debian Security Advisory DSA-5707-1 addresses a significant libxml2 update aimed at mitigating a buffer overflow vulnerability in the xml parser.
An integer overflow vulnerability in the rar e8 filter was discovered in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library, which may result in the execution of arbitrary ...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.6.2-1+deb12u1.

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/



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Package: libarchive
CVE ID: CVE-2024-26256

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