CVE-2026-15028
Libarchive: heap overflow oob read while parsing a tar archive contains a pax extended header
02 Description
Libarchive: heap overflow oob read while parsing a tar archive contains a pax extended header
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 10.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-09.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-10 09:55Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-09 01:08Z20 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-07-08
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 7fcf23fb85e9a1db3aebbebab521feadcb44a2c243770ea5b5cbea99123ff483
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:38279https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38279
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:69553https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69553
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:79357https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79357
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-15028
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2497970https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497970
- github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/3251
- github.comhttps://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/3253
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 10
- bsdtar Fixed in 3.7.7-11.el10_2
- libarchive Fixed in 3.7.7-11.el10_2
- libarchive-devel Fixed in 3.7.7-11.el10_2
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- bsdtar Fixed in 3.7.7-11.el10_2
- libarchive Fixed in 3.7.7-11.el10_2
- libarchive-devel Fixed in 3.7.7-11.el10_2
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libarchive Fixed in 3.6.2-1+deb12u5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libarchive No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libarchive Fixed in 3.8.9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- libarchive Fixed in 3.8.5-1ubuntu2.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.