SB2022021746 - Fedora 35 update for libarchive

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SB2022021746 - Fedora 35 update for libarchive

Published: February 17, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022021746
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36976)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in copy_string. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


2) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31566)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue when extracting files from the archive. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system, place it into an archive and modify modes, times, access control lists, and flags of a file outside of the archive.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References