SB2016091248 - Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 update for atomic-openshift and heapster 



SB2016091248 - Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 update for atomic-openshift and heapster

Published: September 12, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2016091248
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5418)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

The sandboxing code in libarchive 3.2.0 and earlier mishandles hardlink archive entries of non-zero data size, which might allow remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.