Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1310-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain ISO 9660 image files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted ISO 9660 image file, a remote attacker could cause libarchive to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-1777)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain tar archive files. If a user were tricked into using a specially crafted tar file, a remote attacker could cause libarchive to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2011-1778)
Affected
libarchive on Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1777, CVE-2011-1778 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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