Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845247
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5291-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-5291-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the USN-5291-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled symlinks. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to change modes, times, ACLs, and flags on arbitrary files. (CVE-2021-23177, CVE-2021-31566) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36976) Affected Software/OS: 'libarchive' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-23177 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23177 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024245 https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fba4f123cc456d2b2538f811bb831483bf336bad https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1565 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00030.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-31566 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31566 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024237 https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/b41daecb5ccb4c8e3b2c53fd6147109fc12c3043 https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1566 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-36976 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SE5NJQNM22ZE5Z55LPAGCUHSBQZBKMKC/ http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/27 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/28 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-26 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=32375 https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/libarchive/OSV-2021-557.yaml
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