UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5418

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5418

    Published: 21 Sept 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5418
    Aliases:
    USN-3225-1

    Summary:

    Details: The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5418, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3225-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5418

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4

    Affected versions

    3.1.2-5ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
    3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3

    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
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