SUSE-SU-2016:1588-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:1588-1

    Published: 15 Jun 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1541
    Aliases:
    CVE-2016-1541

    Summary: Security update for libarchive

    Details: This update for libarchive fixes the following issue: - Fix a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2016-1541, bsc#979005)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161588-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/979005, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1541

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libarchive&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.2-12.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High