Source: lrzip Severity: important Tags: upstream security Forwarded: https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/69
Hi, the following vulnerability was published for lrzip. Filling this to track upstream development and possible fix. CVE-2017-8843[0]: | The join_pthread function in stream.c in liblrzip.so in lrzip 0.631 | allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer | dereference and application crash) via a crafted archive. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8843 https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8843 [1] https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/69 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore