Title: CVE-2024-20696 libarchive Vulnerability in StarWind Products

Note: StarWind will continue to update this vulnerability as new information becomes available.

Vulnerability ID: SW-20241106-0002

Version: 1.0

Date: 2024-11-06

Status: Interim

CVEs: CVE-2024-20696

  • Overview
  • Affected Products
  • Remediation
  • Revision History

Summary

It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files.

Impact

If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability Scoring

CVE CVSS 3.x Score Vector CVSS 4.0 Score Vector
CVE-2024-20696 7.3 (HIGH) CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H N/A N/A

 

References

Resource Hyperlink
NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20696

 

Affected Products: 

StarWind VSAN CVM Version 20240822 Version V8 (build 15554)

Software Versions and Fixes

None

Workaround

None

This section will be updated as patches are released

Obtaining Software Fixes 

Software updates will be available in StarWind release notes – https://www.starwindsoftware.com/release-notes-build. To update the software, perform the steps described at the following link  – https://knowledgebase.starwindsoftware.com/guidance/upgrading-from-any-starwind-version-to-any-starwind-version/ or contact support to perform an update. You can submit a support request using the following link https://www.starwindsoftware.com/support-form or contact Support directly via email support@starwind.com or via phone +1 617 829 4499.

Status of Notice

Interim

StarWind will continue to update information regarding this vulnerability as new details become available. This vulnerability article should be considered as the single source of current, up-to-date, authorized and accurate information posted by StarWind Software.

Revision History 

Revision # Date Comments
1.0 2024-11-06 Initial Public Release