CVE-2016-5418
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.2.1-4 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.2.1-4 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.2.1-4 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.2.1-4 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.2.1-4 |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | openshift | 3.1 | |
| redhat | openshift | 3.2 | |
| libarchive | libarchive | {"endIncluding":"3.2.0"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/09/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93165
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1852
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1853
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362601
- https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e48209b03f1dd9625a992717e7b89c4f
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/dfd6b54ce33960e420fb206d8872fb759b577ad9
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/746
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5418.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5418
CWEs
CWE-19 CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.