Libarchive: double-free vulnerability in rar5 decompression logic via dangling filtered_buf pointer in init_unpack()
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 59% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A double free issue has been identified in libarchive's RAR5 reader. During parsing of a specially crafted RAR5 archive, the filtered_buf pointer may remain stale after being freed during unpacking state reinitialization. Subsequent processing of another archive entry can trigger a second free of the same memory region, resulting in a double-free condition. Successful exploitation may cause applications using the vulnerable libarchive API to terminate unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Red Hat · Red Hat Discovery 2Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22Red Hat · Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30333https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52674https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52675https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54387https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54760https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54769https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56954https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58558https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58573https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58574https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61783