FKIE_CVE-2015-8930
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-20 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:35
Severity
Summary
bsdtar in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an ISO with a directory that is a member of itself.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| suse | linux_enterprise_desktop | 12 | |
| suse | linux_enterprise_server | 12 | |
| suse | linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12 | |
| libarchive | libarchive | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 |
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