CVE-2026-14164

NameCVE-2026-14164
DescriptionA double free issue has been identified in libarchive's RAR5 reader. During parsing of a specially crafted RAR5 archive, the filtered_buf pointer may remain stale after being freed during unpacking state reinitialization. Subsequent processing of another archive entry can trigger a second free of the same memory region, resulting in a double-free condition. Successful exploitation may cause applications using the vulnerable libarchive API to terminate unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service.
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Debian Bugs1141180

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libarchive (PTS)bullseye3.4.3-2+deb11u1vulnerable
bullseye (security)3.4.3-2+deb11u4vulnerable
bookworm3.6.2-1+deb12u4vulnerable
bookworm (security)3.6.2-1+deb12u2vulnerable
trixie3.7.4-4+deb13u1vulnerable
forky, sid3.8.8-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libarchivesource(unstable)3.8.8-11141180

Notes

[trixie] - libarchive <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - libarchive <postponed> (Minor issue, DoS)
[bullseye] - libarchive <postponed> (Minor issue, DoS)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/3069
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/3071
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/1c914cdfef533cbee1ae3aa21a89ba02ed4d5f61 (master)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/f774f03b40cb109348e5c6d52b59c864e3cfa8e8 (v3.8.8)

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