SUSE: 2024:3940-1 important: libarchive Remote Code Execution Fix
suse
November 7, 2024
* bsc#1225972 * bsc#1231624 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-20697
Summary
## This update for libarchive fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-20697: Fixed Out of bounds Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (bsc#1225972). * CVE-2024-48958: Fixed out-of-bounds access via a crafted archive file in execute_filter_delta function (bsc#1231624). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3940=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-3940=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-3940=1 * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2024-3940=1 ## Package List:
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1225972
* bsc#1231624
Cross-
* CVE-2024-20697
* CVE-2024-48958
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2024-20697 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-20697 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-48958 ( SUSE ): 7.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2024-48958 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-48958 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2024-48958 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP6
* Development Tools Module 15-SP6
* openSUSE Leap 15.6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3940-1
Release Date: 2024-11-07T10:09:14Z
Rating: important
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