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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843871
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3859-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-3859-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-3859-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
CVE-2018-1000880 affected only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10.
(CVE-2018-1000877, CVE-2018-1000878, CVE-2018-1000880)

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-14502)

Affected Software/OS:
'libarchive' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-14502
Debian Security Information: DSA-4360 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4360
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-11
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=573
https://bugs.debian.org/875974
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/5562545b5562f6d12a4ef991fae158bf4ccf92b6
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00037.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3859-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000877
BugTraq ID: 106324
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106324
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZVXA7PHINVT6DFF6PRLTDTVTXKDLVHNF/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CBOCC2M6YGPZA6US43YK4INPSJZZHRTG/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W645KCLWFDBDGFJHG57WOVXGE62QSIJI/
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/+bug/1794909
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/021efa522ad729ff0f5806c4ce53e4a6cc1daa31
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00011.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2298
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2298
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3698
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3698
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1196 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00055.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2615 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2632 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00015.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000878
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/bfcfe6f04ed20db2504db8a254d1f40a1d84eb28
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-1000880
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/1105/commits/9c84b7426660c09c18cc349f6d70b5f8168b5680
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