CVE-2019-18408

bsdtar: The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar...

CVE-2019-18408 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5, released October 24, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.1
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0404
90th percentile

The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar, cpio, and ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Libarchive is used notably in the bsdtar utility, scripting language bindings such as python-libarchive, and several popular desktop file managers. Security Fix(es): * libarchive: use-after-free in archive_read_format_rar_read_data when there is an error in the decompression of an archive entry (CVE-2019-18408) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bsdcpio · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 Oct 24, 2019
bsdtar · RHEL 8 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 RHSA-2020:0271 Jan 29, 2020
bsdtar · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 bsdtar 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 Oct 24, 2019
bsdtar · ol 8 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 ELSA-2020-0271 Jan 29, 2020
libarchive · RHEL 8 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 RHSA-2020:0271 Jan 29, 2020
libarchive · ol 8 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 ELSA-2020-0271 Jan 29, 2020
libarchive-devel · RHEL 8 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 RHSA-2020:0271 Jan 29, 2020
libarchive-devel · ol 8 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 ELSA-2020-0271 Jan 29, 2020
libarchive-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 libarchive-tools 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 Oct 24, 2019
libarchive13 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5 Oct 24, 2019

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