USN-5374-1: libarchive vulnerability
11 April 2022
libarchive could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted archive file.
Releases
Packages
- libarchive - Library to read/write archive files
Details
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 21.10
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.