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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8922: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8922: Security patch for libarchive (ALAS-2016-743)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/27/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

The read_CodersInfo function in archive_read_support_format_7zip.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted 7z file, related to the _7z_folder struct.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libarchive

References

  • ALAS-2016-743
  • DLA-554-1
  • DSA-3657
  • USN-3033-1
  • CVE-2015-8922

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