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libarchive: Fix of 2 CVEs

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2021-23177: fix extraction of ACLs to the symlink target instead of the link - CVE-2021-31566: do not follow symlinks when fixing up permissions and file flags - CVE-2026-5121: validate pz_log2_bs in the iso9660 zisofs reader

Products
libarchive, libarchive-devel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.8.3-7.el6_8.tuxcare.els1
CVEs
CVE-2021-23177, CVE-2021-31566, CVE-2026-5121
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 11:24 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

libarchive: Fix of 2 CVEs

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Oct 2026, 05:10 UTC

- CVE-2021-23177: fix extraction of ACLs to the symlink target instead of the link - CVE-2021-31566: do not follow symlinks when fixing up permissions and file flags - CVE-2026-5121: validate pz_log2_bs in the iso9660 zisofs reader

osv:CLSA-2026-1792818643

libarchive

Fixed versions: 2.8.3-7.el6_8.tuxcare.els1

libarchive-devel

Fixed versions: 2.8.3-7.el6_8.tuxcare.els1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2026-1792818643",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "libarchive: Fix of 2 CVEs",
    "summary": "- CVE-2021-23177: fix extraction of ACLs to the symlink target instead of the link - CVE-2021-31566: do not follow symlinks when fixing up permissions and file flags - CVE-2026-5121: validate pz_log2_bs in the iso9660 zisofs reader",
    "evidence": "osv:CLSA-2026-1792818643",
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          },
          "database_specific": {
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T09:31:53.775116996Z",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23177",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31566"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 448882,
  "published_at": "2026-10-24T05:10:55+00:00"
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