| Name | CVE-2016-4809 |
| Description | The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-554-1, DSA-3657-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
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, bookworm (security) | 3.6.2-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| trixie, sid | 3.7.4-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02e272913a0a8b6d492c7260dfca0b1408 (v3.2.1)