RHSA-2022:0892-01 -- Redhat libarchive, bsdtarID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:86356 | Date: (C)2022-12-27 (M)2024-04-03 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar, cpio, and ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Libarchive is used notably in the bsdtar utility, scripting language bindings such as python-libarchive, and several popular desktop file managers. Security Fix: * libarchive: extracting a symlink with ACLs modifies ACLs of target * libarchive: symbolic links incorrectly followed when changing modes, times, ACL and flags of a file while extracting an archive For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.