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GHSA-qv34-qvqq-q583
GHSA-qv34-qvqq-q583
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4809 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347084 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91813 url
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html url
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html url
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html url
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657 advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03 advisory
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705 discussion
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02 fix