[ubuntu/xenial-security] libarchive 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1 (Accepted)

Marc Deslauriers marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Tue May 17 14:41:14 UTC 2016


libarchive (3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1) xenial-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: code execution via incorrect compressed size
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-1541.patch: check sizes in
      libarchive/archive_read_support_format_zip.c.
    - CVE-2016-1541
  * SECURITY UPDATE: denial of service via malformed cpio archive
    - debian/patches/issue502.patch: fix implicit cast in
      libarchive/archive_read_support_format_cpio.c, reject attempts to
      move the file pointer by a negative amount in
      libarchive/archive_read.c.
    - CVE number pending.

Date: 2016-05-13 14:32:18.690534+00:00
Changed-By: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers at canonical.com>
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
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