CVE-2015-8925

NameCVE-2015-8925
DescriptionThe readline function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read) via a crafted mtree file, related to newline parsing.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-554-1, DSA-3657-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libarchive (PTS)bookworm3.6.2-1+deb12u4fixed
bookworm (security)3.6.2-1+deb12u5fixed
trixie3.7.4-4+deb13u1fixed
forky, sid3.8.9-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libarchivesourcewheezy3.0.4-3+wheezy2DLA-554-1
libarchivesourcejessie3.1.2-11+deb8u2DSA-3657-1
libarchivesource(unstable)3.2.0-2

Notes

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/516
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/1e18cbb71
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