libarchive version commit 5a98dcf8a86364b3c2c469c85b93647dfb139961 onwards (version v2.8.0 onwards) contains a CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in ISO9660 parser, archive_read_support_format_iso9660.c, read_CE()/parse_rockridge() that can result in DoS by infinite loop. This attack appears to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted ISO9660 file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade bsdcpioUpgrade libarchive-debuginfoUpgrade libarchiveUpgrade bsdtarUpgrade libarchive-devel | Apr 27, 2020 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade libarchive | Oct 11, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade bsdcpio-debuginfoUpgrade bsdtarUpgrade bsdcpioUpgrade bsdcat-debuginfoUpgrade libarchiveUpgrade libarchive-develUpgrade libarchive-debuginfoUpgrade libarchive-debugsourceUpgrade bsdtar-debuginfo | Aug 28, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libarchive | Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 26, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade libarchive | Jul 24, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libarchive | Sep 25, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade libarchive | Jul 24, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libarchive to version 3.3.3-11.4.7.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade library/libarchive to version 3.4.0-0.175.3.36.0.18.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Aug 21, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade bsdtarUpgrade libarchiveUpgrade libarchive-develUpgrade bsdcpio | Jul 21, 2020 | Jan 20, 2019 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Dec 29, 2020 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libarchiveUpgrade libarchive-develUpgrade libarchive-debuginfoUpgrade bsdcat-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade bsdtar-debuginfoUpgrade libarchive-debugsourceUpgrade bsdcpioUpgrade bsdcpio-debuginfoUpgrade bsdtar | Aug 7, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libarchive13Upgrade bsdtarUpgrade libarchive13-32bitUpgrade libarchive-devel | Apr 12, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libarchive13 | Feb 16, 2019 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 4, 2019 |
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