# RHEA-2021:1580: Security update for 3 packages

RHEA-2021:1580, released May 18, 2021, fixes 3 CVEs across 3 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhea-2021-1580
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 18, 2021
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2017-14502, high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2021:1580

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [bsdtar](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/bsdtar.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.3.3-1.el8 |
| [libarchive](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libarchive.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.3.3-1.el8 |
| [libarchive-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/libarchive-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:3.3.3-1.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2017-14502](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2017-14502.md) | High | bsdcpio: read_header in archive_read_support_format_rar.c in libarchive 3.3.2 suffers from an off-by-one error for UTF-16 name... | 7.5 | 0.0337 |  |
| [CVE-2017-14166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2017-14166.md) | Routine | bsdtar: RHEA-2021:1580: libarchive bug fix and enhancement update (Moderate) | 3.3 | 0.0277 |  |
| [CVE-2017-14501](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2017-14501.md) | Routine | bsdcpio: An out-of-bounds read flaw exists in parse_file_info in archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c in libarchive 3.3.2 whe... | 3.3 | 0.0185 |  |

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