GLSA 202007-42: LHa: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	LHa: Buffer overflow
Date:	07/27/2020
Bugs:	#572418
ID:	202007-42

Synopsis

LHa has a buffer overflow in its compression utility with unspecified impact.

Background

LHa is a console-based program for packing and unpacking LHarc archives.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-arch/lha	< 114i_p20201004	>= 114i_p20201004	All supported architectures

Description

A buffer overflow in LHa’s compression code was discovered which can be triggered by a crafted input file.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All LHa users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/lha-114i_p20201004"

References

CVE-2016-1925

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202007-42.xml

Concerns?

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