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).
Published: 2026-04-07
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

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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).
Title Libarchive: a null pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the acl parser of libarchive
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-476
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
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-07T16:31:23.656Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T14:32:58.869Z

Link: CVE-2026-5745

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T16:31:21.083Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-07T16:16:32.307

Modified: 2026-04-07T16:16:32.307

Link: CVE-2026-5745

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-5745 - Bugzilla

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