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LIN7-7587 : Security Advisory - libarchive - CVE-2016-8688

Created: Feb 27, 2017    Updated: Sep 8, 2018
Resolved Date: Mar 21, 2017
Found In Version: 7.0.0.22
Fix Version: 7.0.0.24
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 7
Component/s: Userspace

Description

The mtree bidder in libarchive 3.2.1 does not keep track of line sizes when extending the read-ahead, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file, which triggers an invalid read in the (1) detect_form or (2) bid_entry function in libarchive/archive_read_support_format_mtree.c.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-8688

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