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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202309-14 ] libarchive: Multiple Vulnerabiliti

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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202309-14
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: libarchive: Multiple Vulnerabilities
    Date: September 29, 2023
    Bugs: #882521, #911486
    ID: 202309-14

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libarchive, the worst of
    which could result in denial of service.

    Background
    ==========

    libarchive is a library for manipulating different streaming archive
    formats, including certain tar variants, several cpio formats, and both
    BSD and GNU ar variants.

    Affected packages
    =================

    Package Vulnerable Unaffected
    ------------------- ------------ ------------
    app-arch/libarchive < 3.7.1 >= 3.7.1

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libarchive. Please
    review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All libarchive users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/libarchive-3.7.1"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2022-36227
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36227

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-14

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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