Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2083-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-20696 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-20697 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-20697: Fixed Out of bounds Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (bsc#1225972).
  • CVE-2024-20696: Fixed heap based out-of-bounds write (bsc#1225971).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-2083=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2083=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2083=1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2024-2083=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • bsdtar-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive13-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive-devel-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive-debugsource-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive13-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • bsdtar-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libarchive13-32bit-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libarchive13-64bit-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libarchive-devel-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive13-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive-debugsource-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive13-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • bsdtar-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • libarchive-debugsource-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1
    • bsdtar-3.7.2-150600.3.3.1

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