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.

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Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Libarchive: libarchive: information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read in rar archive processing
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
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{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-19T17:07:56.688Z

Reserved: 2026-03-19T12:23:38.191Z

Link: CVE-2026-4424

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Updated: 2026-03-19T17:07:50.644Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-19T15:16:28.300

Modified: 2026-03-19T15:16:28.300

Link: CVE-2026-4424

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-4424 - Bugzilla

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