Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20158924000
Revision Date:2016-09-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8924 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
Description:The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tar file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8924
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND The 'libarchive' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3').
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