CVE-2022-26280

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libarchive. This flaw allows an attacker who can supply a specially crafted zip file to libarchive to cause an out-of-bounds read in programs linked with libarchive, using the LZMA zip functionality. The consequences depend on the specific program linked with libarchive. Still, they would most likely result in an application crash or information disclosure that could be used in conjunction with another exploit.

Versions of libarchive shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and prior are not affected by this vulnerability as the affected code (zipx_lzma_alone_init routine) is not shipped.

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