Libarchive: libarchive: information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read in rar archive processing
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-4424 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-03-19 15:16:28 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-30 03:20:32 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.008820000 probability, percentile 0.547260000 (date 2026-07-02)
Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Libarchive | Libarchive | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Hardened Images | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | 4.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift Container Platform For Arm64 | 4.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift Container Platform For Power | 4.16 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4424 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9026 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8510 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14773 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8867 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8865 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8944 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11768 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9592 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17596 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12274 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15087 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9832 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10065 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21690 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13812 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8864 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8866 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8534 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12071 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10097 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2898 | [email protected] | github.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4424.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8492 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8873 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8521 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8908 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8517 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Red Hat would like to thank Elhanan Haenel for reporting this issue. (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-03-19T12:22:21.740Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| CNA | 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
| ADP | 2026-03-19T12:22:21.740Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z | Made public. |
Solutions
ADP: RHSA-2026:8517: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS)
ADP: RHSA-2026:12274: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
ADP: RHSA-2026:13812: Middleware Containers for OpenShift
ADP: RHSA-2026:21690: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
ADP: RHSA-2026:15087: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
ADP: RHSA-2026:14773: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
ADP: RHSA-2026:10097: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
ADP: RHSA-2026:17596: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
ADP: RHSA-2026:12071: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
ADP: RHSA-2026:20040: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
ADP: RHSA-2026:8865: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8492: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8867: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8864: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8873: Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8866: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8510: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8534: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8521: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2)
ADP: RHSA-2026:9592: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)
ADP: RHSA-2026:8908: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6)
ADP: RHSA-2026:9026: Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8)
ADP: RHSA-2026:25096: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2
ADP: RHSA-2026:19724: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2
ADP: RHSA-2026:19725: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2
ADP: RHSA-2026:16008: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3
ADP: RHSA-2026:16030: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3
ADP: RHSA-2026:16009: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3
ADP: RHSA-2026:16174: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3
ADP: RHSA-2026:14937: Red Hat Discovery 2
ADP: RHSA-2026:8944: Red Hat Hardened Images
ADP: RHSA-2026:9832: Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5
ADP: RHSA-2026:11768: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
ADP: RHSA-2026:10065: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
Workarounds
CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
ADP: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.