SB2025072516 - IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data update for libarchive



SB2025072516 - IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data update for libarchive

Published: July 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025072516
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-48615)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability occurs when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension() at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.