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openSUSE Security Update : libarchive (openSUSE-2016-762)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91795

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libarchive fixes the following issue :

 - Fix a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2016-1541, bsc#979005)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libarchive packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=979005

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91795

File Name: openSUSE-2016-762.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/24/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive13-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive13-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bsdtar-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive13, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libarchive13-debuginfo-32bit

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1541