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Old 13th August 2016
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Default Does OpenBSD use libarchive sandboxing code?

I came across two URLs:

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/743

https://gist.github.com/anonymous/e4...992717e7b89c4f

I wonder if OpenBSD uses the same components as FreeBSD, viz.:

1. portsnap
2. libarchive/bsdtar
3. bspatch

If it does, are the above three components in OpenBSD exposed to the same vulnerabilities as FreeBSD?
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There is no libarchive in OpenBSD. There's a mention of it in a regression test. Neither portsnap nor bspatch are in the OS either.
Code:
$ find /usr/src -type f -exec grep -l libarchive {} +
/usr/src/regress/usr.bin/mdoclint/mdoclint
$ ls /usr/lib/libarchive*
ls: /usr/lib/libarchive*: No such file or directory
$ which portsnap
which: portsnap: Command not found.
$ which bspatch
which: bspatch: Command not found.
$
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Posting an update to add that libarchive (which includes bsdtar) is available in the Ports tree. The last update to the port was in June:
Code:
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revision 1.32
date: 2016/06/23 20:19:36;  author: naddy;  state: Exp;  lines: +3 -4;  commitid: oKSe3FA0NcH1Tbz8;
Security update to 3.2.1.
This release fixes several critical bugs, including some with security
implications.  (At least CVE-2016-4300, CVE-2016-4301.)
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And ... I found bspatch, which is included with the bsdiff port. That port has not been updated since 2013, and the application itself has not been revised since 2009.

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I'll stop here, and let you do your own research from this point forward.
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Thanks, jggimi, for your detailed answers.

OpenBSD has proved that it is quite resilient against security vulnerabilities that are found in Linux and FreeBSD.

Did you know that an organization under the auspices of the EU recommended OpenBSD as the FOSS of choice where security is of paramount importance?
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