SB2016101836 - Data Handling in libarchive (Alpine package)
Published: October 18, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016101836
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5418)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.