SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2911-1)
🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 279 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive -- multiple vulnerabilities | 6 Dec 201200:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities affect Watson Explorer (CVE-2016-8688, CVE-2016-8689, CVE-2017-5601, CVE-2016-10209, CVE-2016-10350, CVE-2016-10349) | 22 Aug 201813:38 | – | ibm | |
| Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in libarchive affect PowerKVM | 18 Jun 201801:33 | – | ibm | |
| Important: libarchive | 27 Sep 201600:00 | – | amazon | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : libarchive (ALAS-2016-743) | 28 Sep 201600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Apple TV < 10.1.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 30 Jan 201700:00 | – | nessus | |
| Apple iOS < 10.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 24 Jan 201700:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 7 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1844) | 16 Sep 201600:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 6 : libarchive (CESA-2016:1850) | 16 Sep 201600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DLA-1600-1 : libarchive security update | 30 Nov 201800:00 | – | nessus |
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2016.2911.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2015-2304", "CVE-2016-5418", "CVE-2016-5844", "CVE-2016-6250", "CVE-2016-8687", "CVE-2016-8688", "CVE-2016-8689");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-09-21 18:57:24 +0000 (Wed, 21 Sep 2016)");
script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2016:2911-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP1|SLES12\.0SP2)");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2016:2911-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20162911-1.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005070");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005072");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1005076");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/986566");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/989980");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/998677");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-November/002421.html");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2016:2911-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for libarchive fixes several issues.
These security issues were fixed:
- CVE-2016-8687: Buffer overflow when printing a filename (bsc#1005070).
- CVE-2016-8689: Heap overflow when reading corrupted 7Zip files (bsc#1005072).
- CVE-2016-8688: Use after free because of incorrect calculation in next_line (bsc#1005076).
- CVE-2016-5844: Integer overflow in the ISO parser in libarchive allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ISO file (bsc#986566).
- CVE-2016-6250: Integer overflow in the ISO9660 writer in libarchive allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via vectors related to verifying filename lengths when writing an ISO9660 archive, which trigger a buffer overflow (bsc#989980).
- CVE-2016-5418: The sandboxing code in libarchive mishandled hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allowed remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file (bsc#998677).");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'libarchive' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12-SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP2.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "SLES12.0SP1") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libarchive13", rpm:"libarchive13~3.1.2~25.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP1"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
if(release == "SLES12.0SP2") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libarchive13", rpm:"libarchive13~3.1.2~25.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP2"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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