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4.126. libarchive

Updated libarchive packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar and cpio. The library can also read ISO 9660 CD-ROM images.

Bug Fix

BZ#782008
A bug introduced by fixing the CVE-2011-1777 security vulnerability broke functionality of the ISO 9660 CD-ROM image reader and prevented users from opening ISO 9660 images. A patch has been applied to restore full functionality.
All users of libarchive are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.