Fedora 39 update for libarchive



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-48957
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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libarchive
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Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU98511

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48957

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the execute_filter_audio() function in archive_read_support_format_rar.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

libarchive: before 3.7.1-3.fc39

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-ab6348928b


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.



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