| Name | CVE-2015-8925 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-554-1, DSA-3657-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive (PTS) | bullseye | 3.4.3-2+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 3.4.3-2+deb11u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 3.6.2-1+deb12u3 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 3.6.2-1+deb12u2 | fixed | |
| forky, sid, trixie | 3.7.4-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | source | wheezy | 3.0.4-3+wheezy2 | DLA-554-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | jessie | 3.1.2-11+deb8u2 | DSA-3657-1 | ||
| libarchive | source | (unstable) | 3.2.0-2 |
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/516
Fixed by https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/1e18cbb71