ALAS2023-2024-742: Security update for 12 packages

ALAS2023-2024-742, released October 24, 2024, fixes 2 CVEs across 12 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVEs closed

None rated Critical

Exploited

None reported

Highest CVSS

7.8

Base score, 0 to 10

Highest EPSS

0.0055

46th percentile

Priority of the 2 CVEs

Patch now 0
                                Urgent 0
                                High 2
                                Routine 0

Fixed package versions

Product	Release	Fixed in
bsdcat	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdcat-debuginfo	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdcpio	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdcpio-debuginfo	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdtar	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdtar-debuginfo	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdunzip	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
bsdunzip-debuginfo	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
libarchive	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
libarchive-debuginfo	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
libarchive-debugsource	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2
libarchive-devel	amzn 2023	3.7.4-2.amzn2023.0.2

CVEs this fix closes

Priority	CVE	Title	CVSS	EPSS	Exploitation
High	CVE-2024-48958	libarchive: An input validation issue was addressed	7.8	0.0055	None reported
High	CVE-2024-48957	libarchive: execute_filter_audio in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive before 3.7.5 allows out-of-bounds access via...	7.8	0.0051	None reported

Also fixes CVE-2024-48958

Sequoia 15.4
Sequoia
SUSE-SU-2024:3940-1
libarchive on opensuse-leap 15.6, sles 15.6
libarchive-tools 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2
libarchive-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy)
libarchive13 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2
libarchive13 on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy)
libarchive-tools 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2
libarchive-tools on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble)
libarchive13t64 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2
libarchive13t64 on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble)
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-48958
libarchive on Debian 12.15 (bookworm), Debian 13.5 (trixie), Debian 14

Vendor advisory

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-742.html

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