QID 671061

Date Published: 2021-11-29

QID 671061: EulerOS Security Update for libgsf (EulerOS-SA-2019-2166)

A library for reading and writing structured files (e.g. ms ole and zip) security fix(es): an error within the "tar_directory_for_file()" function (gsf-infile-tar.c) in gnome structured file library before 1.14.41 can be exploited to trigger a null pointer dereference and subsequently cause a crash via a crafted tar file.(cve-2016-9888)

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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2019-2166 for updates and patch information

Vendor References

EulerOS-SA-2019-2166 - developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2166

CVEs related to QID 671061

CVE-2016-9888 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
EulerOS-SA-2019-2166	EulerOS V2.0SP5		developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2166

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