usn-8581-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-07-21 17:34
Modified
2026-07-22 22:52
Summary
libarchive vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libarchive did not properly manage memory when unpacking certain RAR5 archives, leading to a double free. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-14164)

It was discovered that libarchive did not properly validate certain tar archives, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15028)

It was discovered that libarchive did not properly validate certain malformed ACL entries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2026-5745)

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  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that libarchive did not properly manage memory when\nunpacking certain RAR5 archives, leading to a double free. An attacker\ncould possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.\n(CVE-2026-14164)\n\nIt was discovered that libarchive did not properly validate certain tar\narchives, leading to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly\nuse this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.\nThis issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-15028)\n\nIt was discovered that libarchive did not properly validate certain\nmalformed ACL entries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service. (CVE-2026-5745)",
  "id": "USN-8581-1",
  "modified": "2026-07-22T22:52:15Z",
  "published": "2026-07-21T17:34:42Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8581-1"
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    }
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libarchive vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5745",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-14164",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15028"
  ]
}



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