CVE-2015-8928

NameCVE-2015-8928
DescriptionThe process_add_entry function in archive_read_support_format_mtree.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted mtree file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-3657-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libarchive (PTS)bullseye3.4.3-2+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)3.4.3-2+deb11u2fixed
bookworm3.6.2-1+deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)3.6.2-1+deb12u2fixed
sid, trixie3.7.4-1.1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libarchivesourcewheezy(not affected)
libarchivesourcejessie3.1.2-11+deb8u2DSA-3657-1
libarchivesource(unstable)3.2.0-2

Notes

[wheezy] - libarchive <not-affected> (vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/550
Fixed by https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/64d5628

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