openEuler 20.03 LTS SP3 update for libarchive

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU69582

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36227

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in libarchive. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP3

libarchive-help: before 3.4.3-6

libarchive-debugsource: before 3.4.3-6

libarchive-devel: before 3.4.3-6

libarchive-debuginfo: before 3.4.3-6

libarchive: before 3.4.3-6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-2123

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.