CVE-2026-5745

Published Apr 7, 2026

Last updated 4 days ago

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in libarchive. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the ACL parsing logic, specifically within the archive_acl_from_text_nl() function. When processing a malformed ACL string (such as a bare "d" or "default" tag without subsequent fields), the function fails to perform adequate validation before advancing the pointer. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted archive, causing an application utilizing the libarchive API (such as bsdtar) to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
libarchive, hardened_images, openshift_container_platform, enterprise_linux

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
5.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-476

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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