Upstream information
Description
archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 2.2.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via (1) an end-of-file condition within a pax extension header or (2) a malformed pax extension header in an (a) PAX or a (b) TAR archive.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2007:015, published Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:00:00 +0000
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libarchive-devel-2.5.5-5.19 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA libarchive2-2.5.5-5.19 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libarchive2-2.5.5-5.19 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libarchive2-2.5.5-5.19 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libarchive2-2.5.5-5.19 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libarchive-devel-2.5.5-5.19 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 GA bsdtar-3.8.1-160000.2.2 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA libarchive13-3.6.2-2.9 |
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA libarchive13-3.7.4-slfo.1.1_1.2 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | libarchive | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | libarchive | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS | libarchive | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | libarchive | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | libarchive | Analysis |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | libarchive | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | libarchive | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 15:38:46 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:25:59 2025