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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3736-1 Moderate: Libarchive Denial Of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in libarchive.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3736-1
August 13, 2018

libarchive vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

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

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libarchive.

Software Description:
- libarchive: Library to read/write archive files

Details:

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-10209, CVE-2016-10349, CVE-2016-10350)

Agostino Sarubbo discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain
XAR files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-14166)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to get access to
sensitive information. (CVE-2017-14501, CVE-2017-14503)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1
  CVE-2016-10209, CVE-2016-10349, CVE-2016-10350, CVE-2017-14166,
  CVE-2017-14501, CVE-2017-14503

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3736-1 Moderate: Libarchive Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 13, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities found in libarchive could result in service disruption and potential data leaks. Ensure Ubuntu is updated immediately.
Several security issues were fixed in libarchive.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libarchive13                    3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libarchive13                    3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libarchive13                    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3736-1

  CVE-2016-10209, CVE-2016-10349, CVE-2016-10350, CVE-2017-14166,

  CVE-2017-14501, CVE-2017-14503

August 13, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6

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