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Debian 8 DLA-1600-1 Critical Update: libarchive Denial-of-Service

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 29, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Investigate the recent libarchive revision resolving various security vulnerabilities in Debian 8, bolstering overall system security.
Multiple security vulnerabilities were found in libarchive, a multi-format archive and compression library
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your libarchive packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: libarchive
Version: 3.1.2-11+deb8u4
CVE ID: CVE-2015-8915 CVE-2016-8687 CVE-2016-8688
Debian Bug: 853278 875960 875974 875966 874539 840934

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