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alsa-2026:5080
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-03-19 00:00
Modified
2026-03-20 07:21
Summary
Important: libarchive security update
Details
The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar, cpio, and ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Libarchive is used notably in the bsdtar utility, scripting language bindings such as python-libarchive, and several popular desktop file managers.
Security Fix(es):
- libarchive: Infinite Loop Denial of Service in RAR5 Decompression via archive_read_data() in libarchive (CVE-2026-4111)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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CVE-2026-4111 (GCVE-0-2026-4111)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-13 11:45 – Updated: 2026-04-22 17:34
VLAI?
EPSS
Title
Libarchive: infinite loop denial of service in rar5 decompression via archive_read_data() in libarchive
Summary
A flaw was identified in the RAR5 archive decompression logic of the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_data() processing path. When a specially crafted RAR5 archive is processed, the decompression routine may enter a state where internal logic prevents forward progress. This condition results in an infinite loop that continuously consumes CPU resources. Because the archive passes checksum validation and appears structurally valid, affected applications cannot detect the issue before processing. This can allow attackers to cause persistent denial-of-service conditions in services that automatically process archives.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
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Date Public ?
2026-03-11 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Elhanan Haenel for reporting this issue.
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- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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