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Gentoo: GLSA-202003-29 Normal: libjpeg Vulnerability Exploitation Risk

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Calendar Grey March 15, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various flaws in libarchive result in potential arbitrary code execution. It's crucial to upgrade immediately to reduce exposure.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libarchive, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libarchive. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution normal severity libarchive

Resolution

All libarchive users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/libarchive-3.4.2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-18408 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18408 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-9308 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9308

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-28
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: libarchive: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 15, 2020
Bugs: #699222, #710358
ID: 202003-28

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo arbitrary code execution normal severity libarchive

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libarchive, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

libarchive is a library for manipulating different streaming archive formats, including certain tar variants, several cpio formats, and both BSD and GNU ar variants.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/libarchive < 3.4.2 >= 3.4.2

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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