- Issued:
- 2023-05-16
- Updated:
- 2023-05-16
RHSA-2023:3018 - Low: libarchive security update
Synopsis
Low: libarchive security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Low
Topic
An update for libarchive is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
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: NULL pointer dereference in archive_write.c (CVE-2022-36227)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 | 8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 8 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 | 8 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle | 8.10 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 | 8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian | 8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems | 8 | s390x |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | s390x |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 | 8 | aarch64 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support | 8.8 | aarch64 |
Updated Packages
- bsdtar-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- bsdcat-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libarchive-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- libarchive-devel-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
- libarchive-devel-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- bsdcat-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- libarchive-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- libarchive-3.3.3-5.el8.src.rpm
- bsdtar-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- bsdtar-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- bsdtar-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- libarchive-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- bsdtar-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- libarchive-devel-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- bsdcat-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- bsdcpio-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libarchive-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libarchive-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libarchive-debugsource-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libarchive-debugsource-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libarchive-debugsource-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- libarchive-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
- libarchive-debugsource-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- bsdcpio-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- bsdcpio-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- libarchive-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- bsdcat-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
- bsdtar-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.aarch64.rpm
- libarchive-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- bsdcat-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libarchive-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- bsdcpio-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- libarchive-devel-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- bsdtar-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.ppc64le.rpm
- libarchive-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
- libarchive-devel-3.3.3-5.el8.s390x.rpm
- bsdcpio-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
- bsdtar-3.3.3-5.el8.x86_64.rpm
- libarchive-debugsource-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
- bsdtar-debuginfo-3.3.3-5.el8.i686.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low
- https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.8_release_notes/index
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.