CVE-2021-36976High

Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
January 11, 2022
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2021-36976 →

📋 Description

Why is this a MITRE Corporation CVE? CVE-2021-36976 is regarding a vulnerability in the libarchive open source library which is used by Windows. The January 2022 Windows Security Updates include the most recent version of this library which addresses the vulnerability and others. Please see libarchive CVEs for more information regarding all of the vulnerabilities that have been addressed.

🎯 Affected products21

  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
  • Windows 11 version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)

✅ Remediation

KB5009557 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.2452 KB5009545 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.18363.2037 KB5009543 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19043.1466 KB5009555 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.20348.469 KB5009543 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19042.1466 KB5009566 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.22000.434 KB5009543 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.1466

🔗 References (11)