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                "name": "[oss-security] 20161015 Re: Libarchive/bsdtar: multiple crashes",
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                "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/11"
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                "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20181129 [SECURITY] [DLA 1600-1] libarchive security update",
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                "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/"
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                "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/"
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                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-memory-corruptionunknown-crash-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/"
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                "name": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/",
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                "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-detect_form-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/"
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                "name": "openSUSE-SU-2016:3002",
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                "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00027.html"
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                "name": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/09/11/libarchive-bsdtar-use-after-free-in-bid_entry-archive_read_support_format_mtree-c/"
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