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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: 3703-1 Moderate: libarchive-zip-perl Information Exposure

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Archive Zip module could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3703-1
July 04, 2018

libarchive-zip-perl vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Archive Zip module could be made to expose sensitive information
if it received a specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- libarchive-zip-perl: Perl module for manipulation of ZIP archives

Details:

It was discovered that the Archive Zip module incorrectly handled
certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive
information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libarchive-zip-perl             1.60-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 17.10:
  libarchive-zip-perl             1.59-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libarchive-zip-perl             1.56-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libarchive-zip-perl             1.30-7ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3703-1
  CVE-2018-10860

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.60-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.59-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.56-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.30-7ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: 3703-1 Moderate: libarchive-zip-perl Information Exposure

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 4, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Compression Tool exploit flaw in Ubuntu may leak confidential data through malicious input; patch advised.
Archive Zip module could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libarchive-zip-perl             1.60-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 17.10:   libarchive-zip-perl             1.59-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libarchive-zip-perl             1.56-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libarchive-zip-perl             1.30-7ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3703-1

  CVE-2018-10860

Severity
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July 04, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.60-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.59-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.56-2ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive-zip-perl/1.30-7ubuntu0.1

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