SUSE-SU-2025:20050-1: important: Security update for libarchive

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# Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20050-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-03T08:56:22Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1225971
  * bsc#1225972

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-20696
  * CVE-2024-20697

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-20696 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-20696 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-20697 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-20697 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-20696: Fixed out-of-bounds access in in
    copy_from_lzss_window_to_unp() (bsc#1225971)
  * CVE-2024-20697: Fixed heap based buffer overflow in rar e8 filter
    (bsc#1225972)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-47=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.6.2-3.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.6.2-3.1
    * libarchive13-3.6.2-3.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20696.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20697.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225971
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225972

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