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libarchive — security advisory
A flaw was found in libarchive. This heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RAR archive processing logic due to improper validation of the LZSS sliding window size after transitions between compression methods. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted RAR archive, leading to the disclosure of sensitive heap memory information without requiring authentication or user interaction.
- Products
- libarchive
- Affected versions
- 3.6.2-1, 3.6.2-1+deb12u1, 3.6.2-1+deb12u2, 3.6.2-1+deb12u3, 3.7.4-4, 3.8.4-1, 3.8.5-1, 3.8.6-1
- Fixed versions
- 3.6.2-1+deb12u4, 3.7.4-4+deb13u1, 3.8.7-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-4424
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 16:55 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in libarchive. This heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RAR archive processing logic due to improper validation of the LZSS sliding window size after transitions between compression methods. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted RAR archive, leading to the disclosure of sensitive heap memory information without requiring authentication or user interaction.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4424
libarchive
Fixed versions: 3.6.2-1+deb12u4
libarchive
Fixed versions: 3.7.4-4+deb13u1
libarchive
Fixed versions: 3.8.7-1
Complete source record
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