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Libarchive 3.8.7

Type: patchSources: libarchive

Libarchive 3.8.7 is a security and bugfix release that fixes several memory-safety issues, including a CAB heap out-of-bounds write and an out-of-bounds read in contrib/untar.

Products
libarchive
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3.8.7
CVEs
Not specified
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
29 Oct 2026, 01:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Libarchive 3.8.7

github-libarchive-libarchive · Original source

Published 13 Apr 2026, 13:16 UTC

Libarchive 3.8.7 is a security and bugfix release that fixes several memory-safety issues, including a CAB heap out-of-bounds write and an out-of-bounds read in contrib/untar.

Libarchive 3.8.7 is a security and bugfix release.

libarchive

Fixed versions: 3.8.7

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.7",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "patch",
    "title": "Libarchive 3.8.7",
    "summary": "Libarchive 3.8.7 is a security and bugfix release that fixes several memory-safety issues, including a CAB heap out-of-bounds write and an out-of-bounds read in contrib/untar.",
    "evidence": "Libarchive 3.8.7 is a security and bugfix release.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "libarchive",
          "evidence": "Release notes from libarchive"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.8.7",
            "evidence": "Libarchive 3.8.7"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "github-libarchive-libarchive",
  "document_id": 21620,
  "published_at": "2026-04-13T13:16:03+00:00"
}