USN-3703-1: Archive Zip

Publication date

4 July 2018

Overview

Archive Zip module could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that the Archive Zip module incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.

It was discovered that the Archive Zip module incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic libarchive-zip-perl –  1.60-1ubuntu0.1
17.10 artful libarchive-zip-perl –  1.59-1ubuntu0.1
16.04 xenial libarchive-zip-perl –  1.56-2ubuntu0.1
14.04 trusty libarchive-zip-perl –  1.30-7ubuntu0.1

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