Low: libarchive

Issue Overview:

In libarchive 3.6.1, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference or, in some cases, even arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-36227)

Affected Packages:

libarchive

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update libarchive to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.i686  
  
src:  
    libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-36227

Mitre: CVE-2022-36227