CVE-2022-26280

6.5 MEDIUM
Published: March 28, 2022 Modified: November 03, 2025

Description

Libarchive v3.6.0 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the component zipx_lzma_alone_init.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1672
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-26
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1672
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-26
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

7 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
6.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libarchive fedoraproject