A libarchive security update has been released for SUSE Linux Enterprise and openSUSE Leap 15.3.

SUSE-SU-2022:3935-1: moderate: Security update for libarchive

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libarchive
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:3935-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1192426 #1192427
Cross-References: CVE-2021-31566
CVSS scores:
CVE-2021-31566 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-31566 (SUSE): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected Products:
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP3SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.

Description:

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-31566: Fixed incorrect usage of file flags (bsc#1192426). - Fixed issues where postprocessing alters symlink targets instead of actual file (bsc#1192427).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-3935=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP3-2022-3935=1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3:

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2022-3935=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

bsdtar-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
bsdtar-debuginfo-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive-debugsource-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive-devel-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive13-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive13-debuginfo-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64):

libarchive13-32bit-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

bsdtar-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
bsdtar-debuginfo-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive-debugsource-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1

- SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libarchive-debugsource-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive-devel-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive13-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1
libarchive13-debuginfo-3.4.2-150200.4.12.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31566.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192426
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192427