Ubuntu 6805-1: libarchive Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: libarchive could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libarchive: Library to read/write archive files Details: It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libarchive13t64 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 23.10 libarchive13 3.6.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libarchive13 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6805-1
CVE-2024-26256
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.7.2-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.6.2-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1