CVE-2026-17591
Public on 2026-10-16
Modified on 2026-10-19
Description
A flaw was found in libarchive. An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential information disclosure due to a use-after-free vulnerability, which occurs when a program reads memory that has already been released. This issue arises when the archive_entry_copy_mac_metadata() function deallocates an internal buffer before completing a data copy. An attacker who can supply input to an application utilizing this function can trigger the flaw to crash the application or read uninitialized memory data.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cmake3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cpio | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | cpio | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | cpio | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libarchive | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libarchive | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | libarchive | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | tar | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | tar | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | tar | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |