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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5418
The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to w...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
libarchive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-4"}]}]
Debian:13
libarchive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-4"}]}]
Debian:14
libarchive
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.1-4"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org