CVE-2016-5418

Publication date 21 September 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libarchive	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 3.2.1-2ubuntu0.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 3.0.3-6ubuntu1.4

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libarchive	Upstream: 1fa9c7b Upstream: dfd6b54 Upstream: 063ea3e Upstream: 50952ac Upstream: dc1882e Distro: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libarchive.git/9952851f8b327a8c93d26a5873c190c1fb09ae6c/SOURCES!libarchive-3.1.2-CVE-2016-5418-variation.patch;jsessionid=1dexz8h9qdewibih5aonbu3 Distro: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libarchive.git/9952851f8b327a8c93d26a5873c190c1fb09ae6c/SOURCES!libarchive-3.1.2-CVE-2016-5418.patch;jsessionid=1dexz8h9qdewibih5aonbu3

Package

Patch details

libarchive

Upstream: 1fa9c7b
Upstream: dfd6b54
Upstream: 063ea3e
Upstream: 50952ac
Upstream: dc1882e
Distro: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libarchive.git/9952851f8b327a8c93d26a5873c190c1fb09ae6c/SOURCES!libarchive-3.1.2-CVE-2016-5418-variation.patch;jsessionid=1dexz8h9qdewibih5aonbu3
Distro: https://git.centos.org/blob/rpms!libarchive.git/9952851f8b327a8c93d26a5873c190c1fb09ae6c/SOURCES!libarchive-3.1.2-CVE-2016-5418.patch;jsessionid=1dexz8h9qdewibih5aonbu3

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVE-2016-5418

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Status

Patch details

Severity score breakdown

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