5.5 MEDIUM
- CVSS version: 3.1
- Attack vector (AV): LOCAL
- Attack complexity (AC): LOW
- Privileges required (PR): NONE
- User interaction (UI): REQUIRED
- Scope (S): UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality impact (C): NONE
- Integrity impact (I): NONE
- Availability impact (A): HIGH
by @LeSuisse Activity log
- Created automatic suggestion
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@LeSuisse
ignored
28 packages
- libarchive-qt
- haskellPackages.libarchive
- kodiPackages.vfs-libarchive
- perlPackages.ArchiveLibarchive
- python312Packages.libarchive-c
- python313Packages.libarchive-c
- python314Packages.libarchive-c
- haskellPackages.libarchive-clib
- perl5Packages.ArchiveLibarchive
- perl538Packages.ArchiveLibarchive
- perl540Packages.ArchiveLibarchive
- haskellPackages.archive-libarchive
- haskellPackages.libarchive-conduit
- perlPackages.ArchiveLibarchivePeek
- perlPackages.TestArchiveLibarchive
- perl5Packages.ArchiveLibarchivePeek
- perl5Packages.TestArchiveLibarchive
- perl538Packages.ArchiveLibarchivePeek
- perl538Packages.TestArchiveLibarchive
- perl540Packages.ArchiveLibarchivePeek
- perl540Packages.TestArchiveLibarchive
- perlPackages.ArchiveLibarchiveExtract
- perl5Packages.ArchiveLibarchiveExtract
- perl538Packages.ArchiveLibarchiveExtract
- perl540Packages.ArchiveLibarchiveExtract
- python312Packages.extractcode-libarchive
- python313Packages.extractcode-libarchive
- python314Packages.extractcode-libarchive
- @LeSuisse accepted
- @LeSuisse published on GitHub
Libarchive: a null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the acl parser of libarchive
A flaw was found in libarchive. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the ACL parsing logic, specifically within the archive_acl_from_text_nl() function. When processing a malformed ACL string (such as a bare "d" or "default" tag without subsequent fields), the function fails to perform adequate validation before advancing the pointer. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted archive, causing an application utilizing the libarchive API (such as bsdtar) to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Affected products
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Package maintainers
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@jcumming Jack Cummings <jack@mudshark.org>