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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-6805-1 Critical Libarchive Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A libarchive security flaw impacts Ubuntu versions 24.04, 23.10, and 22.04, potentially enabling remote code execution through specially crafted files.
libarchive could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: libarchive could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libarchive: Library to read/write archive files Details: It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.

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security advisory critical issue code execution Ubuntu libarchive

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libarchive13t64 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 23.10 libarchive13 3.6.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libarchive13 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6805-1

CVE-2024-26256

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6805-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue code execution Ubuntu libarchive

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.7.2-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.6.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1

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