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).
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8944
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5745Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455921Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified