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USN-6805-1: libarchive vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 22.04

Description

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6805-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: libarchive-dev – 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 libarchive-tools – 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 libarchive13 – 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2024-26256.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

  • cflinuxfs4
    • All versions prior to 1.99.0
  • Jammy Stemcells
    • 1.x versions prior to 1.486
    • All other stemcells not listed.
  • CF Deployment
    • All versions with Jammy Stemcells prior to 1.486

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below.

The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

  • cflinuxfs4
    • Upgrade all versions to 1.99.0 or greater
  • Jammy Stemcells
    • Upgrade 1.x versions to 1.486 or greater
    • All other stemcells should be upgraded to the latest version available on bosh.io.
  • CF Deployment
    • For all versions, upgrade Jammy Stemcells to 1.486 or greater

History

2024-07-25: Initial vulnerability report published.

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