CVE-2024-57970

libarchive: libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar....

CVE-2024-57970 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2025:7510, released February 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
4.0
moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0025
16th percentile

libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar.c via a TAR archive because it mishandles truncation in the middle of a GNU long linkname.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bsdtar · almalinux 10 3.7.7-2.el10_0 ALSA-2025:7510 May 13, 2025
bsdtar · ol 10 0:3.7.7-2.el10_0 ELSA-2025-7510 Jun 27, 2025
libarchive · RHEL 10 3.7.7-2.el10_0 RHSA-2025:7510 Feb 16, 2025
libarchive · almalinux 10 3.7.7-2.el10_0 ALSA-2025:7510 May 13, 2025
libarchive · ol 10 0:3.7.7-2.el10_0 ELSA-2025-7510 Jun 27, 2025
libarchive · rocky 10 0:3.7.7-2.el10_0 RLSA-2025:7510 Oct 3, 2025
libarchive-devel · almalinux 10 3.7.7-2.el10_0 ALSA-2025:7510 May 13, 2025
libarchive-devel · ol 10 0:3.7.7-2.el10_0 ELSA-2025-7510 Jun 27, 2025

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