CVE-2024-57970
Published: February 18, 2025Last modified: April 18, 2025
Description
libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar.c via a TAR archive because it mishandles truncation in the middle of a GNU long linkname.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | LOW |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libarchive | Fixed (3.7.9-r0) |
| Stream | libarchive | Fixed (3.7.9-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2415
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2422