CVE-2016-4809
N/A
Published: September 21, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC
9 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux ServerEnterprise Linux Workstation
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
The archive_read_format_cpio_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_cpio.c in libarchive before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a CPIO archive with a large symlink.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (9)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91813x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1347084x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/fd7e0c02x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/705Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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