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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3703-2 Critical: Archive Zip Information Exposure

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Archive Zip module could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3703-2
July 04, 2018

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

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:

USN-3703-1 fixed a vulnerability in Archive Zip module. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 12.04 ESM:
  libarchive-zip-perl             1.30-6ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3703-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3703-1
  CVE-2018-10860

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3703-2 Critical: Archive Zip Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey July 4, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM administrators are advised to upgrade libarchive-zip-perl to address the risk of sensitive data leakage stemming from specially crafted input.
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 12.04 ESM:   libarchive-zip-perl             1.30-6ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3703-2

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

  CVE-2018-10860

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