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Ubuntu 4169-1: Moderate Security Risk of Libarchive Code Execution

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Calendar Grey October 29, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ensure your Ubuntu system is up to date to resolve the critical libarchive security flaw that could permit arbitrary code execution via maliciously crafted archive files.
libarchive could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted archive file.

Summary

libarchive could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received

specially crafted archive file.

Software Description:

- libarchive: Library to read/write archive files

Details:

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.

An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code libarchive archive handling

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libarchive13                    3.3.3-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libarchive13                    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4169-1

CVE-2019-18408

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important
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Critical

October 29, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution Ubuntu arbitrary code libarchive archive handling

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.3.3-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7

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