==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7070-1
October 16, 2024<\/p>\n
libarchive vulnerabilities
==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in libarchive.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
– libarchive: Library to read\/write archive files<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
It was discovered that libarchive mishandled certain memory checks,
which could result in a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could
potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-36227)<\/p>\n
It was discovered that libarchive mishandled certain memory operations,
which could result in an out-of-bounds memory access. An attacker could
potentially use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-48957, CVE-2024-48958)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libarchive13t64 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libarchive13 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libarchive13 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libarchive13 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libarchive13 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-7070-1
CVE-2022-36227, CVE-2024-48957, CVE-2024-48958<\/p>\n
Package Information:
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/libarchive\/3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/libarchive\/3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2
https:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/libarchive\/3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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