USN-8292-1: libarchive Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-8292-1 is a vulnerability in libarchive Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3Timeline
- 21-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
libarchive vulnerabilities It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted RAR archive, leading to sensitive memory disclosure. (CVE-2026-4424) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain ISO files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause incorrect memory allocation via a crafted ISO file, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-4426) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled block pointer allocation in zisofs on 32-bit systems. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow via a crafted ISO9660 image, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-5121)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- libarchive< 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm5 | < 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm3 | < 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm3 | < 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm2 | < 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.7 | < 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.7 | < 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.2 | < 3.8.5-1ubuntu2.1
1 vendor · 1 product