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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4293-1
March 02, 2020
libarchive vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 19.10
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 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.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-19221)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash resulting in a denial
of service or possibly unspecified other impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.10.
(CVE-2020-9308)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.10:
libarchive13 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libarchive13 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4293-1
CVE-2019-19221, CVE-2020-9308
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8
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