Advisory Published

USN-3884-1: libarchive vulnerabilities

First published: Thu Feb 07 2019(Updated: )

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain 7zip files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-1000019, CVE-2019-1000020)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libarchive13<3.2.2-5ubuntu0.2
3.2.2-5ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.10
All of
ubuntu/libarchive13<3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libarchive13<3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of
ubuntu/libarchive13<3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for these libarchive vulnerabilities?

    The vulnerability IDs for these libarchive vulnerabilities are CVE-2019-1000019 and CVE-2019-1000020.

  • What is the severity level of the libarchive vulnerabilities?

    The severity level of the libarchive vulnerabilities is not provided.

  • How can these libarchive vulnerabilities be exploited?

    These libarchive vulnerabilities can be exploited by an attacker to cause a denial of service.

  • What is the affected software for these libarchive vulnerabilities?

    The affected software for these libarchive vulnerabilities is libarchive13 version 3.2.2-5ubuntu0.2 (Ubuntu 18.10), libarchive13 version 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3 (Ubuntu 18.04), libarchive13 version 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6 (Ubuntu 16.04), and libarchive13 version 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8 (Ubuntu 14.04).

  • How can I fix the libarchive vulnerabilities?

    To fix the libarchive vulnerabilities, update libarchive13 to the recommended versions: 3.2.2-5ubuntu0.2 for Ubuntu 18.10, 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3 for Ubuntu 18.04, 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6 for Ubuntu 16.04, and 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8 for Ubuntu 14.04.

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