libarchive before 3.2.0 does not limit the number of recursive decompressions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted gzip file.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise_linux_desktop | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_hpc_node | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus | Redhat | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server_aus | Redhat | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_server_eus | Redhat | 7.2 (including) | 7.2 (including) |
| Enterprise_linux_workstation | Redhat | 7.0 (including) | 7.0 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | libarchive-0:2.8.3-7.el6_8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | RedHat | libarchive-0:3.1.2-10.el7_2 | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Libarchive | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
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/2016/09/08/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
- 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/2016/09/08/15
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/08/18
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92901
- https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=207362
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347086
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/6e06b1c89dd0d16f74894eac4cfc1327a06ee4a0
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/660
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03