Memory leak in libarchive - #VU98564
Published: October 15, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98564
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak i narchive_read_support_format_tar.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Affected software
libarchive
Slackware Linux
libarchive
Slackware Linux
libarchive
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
libarchive - update to 3.7.7
libarchive - update to 3.7.7
libarchive - update to 3.7.7