Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-3033-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3033-1 advisory. Hanno Bck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker...

USN-3033-1 libarchive vulnerabilities

Hanno Böck discovered that libarchive contained multiple security issues when processing certain malformed archive files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-8916, CVE-2015-8917...