CVE-2016-4809

NameCVE-2016-4809
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, 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)buster3.3.3-4+deb10u1fixed
buster (security)3.3.3-4+deb10u3fixed
bullseye3.4.3-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm, sid3.6.2-1fixed

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)3.2.1-1

Notes

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02e272913a0a8b6d492c7260dfca0b1408 (v3.2.1)
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