CVE-2024-48958

libarchive: Out-of-bounds access in libarchive's RAR file handling

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 10, 2024

Updated · October 22, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the libarchive library. An out-of-bounds access in the execute_filter_delta function in the libarchive/archive_read_support_format_rar.c file can be triggered due to a missing validation when a specially crafted RAR archive is processed. This issue may cause the application linked to the library to crash, resulting in denial of service.

Statement

The libarchive library as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 is not affected by this vulnerability because the vulnerable code was introduced in a newer version of libarchive.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read