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CVE-2026-4424

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2026-03-19 Modified: 2026-07-15

Description

A flaw was found in libarchive. This heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RAR archive processing logic due to improper validation of the LZSS sliding window size after transitions between compression methods. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted RAR archive, leading to the disclosure of sensitive heap memory information without requiring authentication or user interaction.

Affected Platforms

Redhat Hardened ImagesRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Openshift Container Platform For Arm64Redhat Openshift Container Platform For PowerRedhat Openshift Container PlatformRedhat Enterprise Linux Server AusLibarchive Libarchive

Weakness Type

CWE-125, CWE-125

References