1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7087-1

USN-7087-1: libarchive vulnerability

Publication date

31 October 2024

Overview

libarchive could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • libarchive - Library to read/write archive files

Details

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause
libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause
libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular libarchive13t64 –  3.7.4-1ubuntu0.1
24.04 noble libarchive13t64 –  3.7.2-2ubuntu0.3
22.04 jammy libarchive13 –  3.6.0-1ubuntu1.3
20.04 focal libarchive13 –  3.4.0-2ubuntu1.4

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