USN-8292-1: libarchive vulnerabilities

USN-8292-1: libarchive vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Thu, 05/21/2026 - 23:24
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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