=========================================================================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
