Ubuntu Security Notice 4293-1 - It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. 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. Various other issues were also addressed.
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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