CVE-2026-17591

Libarchive: libarchive: use-after-free via aliased mac metadata copy

Published Oct 16, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in libarchive. An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential information disclosure due to a use-after-free vulnerability, which occurs when a program reads memory that has already been released. This issue arises when the archive_entry_copy_mac_metadata() function deallocates an internal buffer before completing a data copy. An attacker who can supply input to an application utilizing this function can trigger the flaw to crash the application or read uninitialized memory data.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift Ai
Redhat rhel Els
CPEs 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
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Ai
Redhat rhel Els
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Libarchive
Libarchive libarchive
Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Vendors & Products Libarchive
Libarchive libarchive
Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in libarchive. An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential information disclosure due to a use-after-free vulnerability, which occurs when a program reads memory that has already been released. This issue arises when the archive_entry_copy_mac_metadata() function deallocates an internal buffer before completing a data copy. An attacker who can supply input to an application utilizing this function can trigger the flaw to crash the application or read uninitialized memory data.
Title Libarchive: libarchive: use-after-free via aliased mac metadata copy
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
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 hummingbird
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Nov 6, 2026, 6:08 PM
Reserved
Jul 27, 2026, 4:15 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 16, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Nov 6, 2026, 7:17 PM