USN-4169-1: libarchive vulnerability
libarchive vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
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.
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
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-4169-1: libarchive vulnerability
