Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2364
Advisory Release Date: 2023-11-29 22:20 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-12-04 21:45 Pacific
Severity:
Low
Issue Overview:
In libarchive 3.6.1, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference or, in some cases, even arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2022-36227)
Affected Packages:
libarchive
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update libarchive to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.aarch64
i686:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.i686
libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.i686
bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.i686
bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.i686
libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.i686
src:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.src
x86_64:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.x86_64
libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.2.x86_64