=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4169-1
October 29, 2019

libarchive vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

libarchive could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
specially crafted archive file.

Software Description:
- libarchive: Library to read/write archive files

Details:

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libarchive13                    3.3.3-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libarchive13                    3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libarchive13                    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4169-1
  CVE-2019-18408

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.3.3-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7

Ubuntu 4169-1: libarchive vulnerability

October 29, 2019
libarchive could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted archive file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: libarchive13 3.3.3-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libarchive13 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: libarchive13 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4169-1

CVE-2019-18408

Severity
October 29, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.3.3-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7

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