SUSE update for libarchive

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU85183

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20696

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the rar4 reader in Libarchive. A remote user can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libarchive to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

libarchive13: before 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1

libarchive-debugsource: before 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1

libarchive13-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.15.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242171-2/

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.