# ELSA-2020-0271: Security update for 3 packages

ELSA-2020-0271, released January 29, 2020, fixes 1 CVE across 3 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2020-0271
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jan 29, 2020
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2019-18408, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-0271.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bsdtar](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bsdtar.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 |
| [libarchive](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libarchive.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 |
| [libarchive-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libarchive-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.3.2-8.el8_1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2019-18408](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2019-18408.md) | High | bsdtar: The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar... | 8.1 | 0.0404 |  |

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