SUSE-SU-2016:2911-1: libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise
Vulnerability summary
SUSE-SU-2016:2911-1 is a vulnerability in libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 7 · Downstream 0 · Related 7Timeline
- 25-11-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Security update for libarchive This update for libarchive fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2016-8687: Buffer overflow when printing a filename (bsc#1005070). - CVE-2016-8689: Heap overflow when reading corrupted 7Zip files (bsc#1005072). - CVE-2016-8688: Use after free because of incorrect calculation in next_line (bsc#1005076). - CVE-2016-5844: Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file (bsc#986566). - CVE-2016-6250: Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow (bsc#989980). - CVE-2016-5418: The sandboxing code in libarchive mishandled hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allowed remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file (bsc#998677).
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Suse9 products
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1< 3.1.2-25.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 3.1.2-25.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1< 3.1.2-25.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 3.1.2-25.1
- libarchive&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 3.1.2-25.1
1 vendor · 9 products
References
14 links- bugzilla.suse.com/986566REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/989980REPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/998677REPORT