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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2020.0253
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2020-0253)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0253 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libarchive' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2020-0253 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated libarchive packages fix security vulnerability:

archive_read_support_format_lha.c in libarchive before 3.4.1 does not
ensure valid sizes for UTF-16 input, which allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application
crash) via a crafted LHA archive (CVE-2019-20509).

The libarchive package has been updated to version 3.4.3, fixing this
issue and other bugs.

Affected Software/OS:
'libarchive' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-20509
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