# CVE-2022-36227: bsdtar: The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar...

CVE-2022-36227 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1, released November 21, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-36227
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 9.8 (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0246
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 21, 2022

## Description

The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats, including GNU tar, cpio, and ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Libarchive is used notably in the bsdtar utility, scripting language bindings such as python-libarchive, and several popular desktop file managers.  Security Fix(es):  * libarchive: NULL pointer dereference in archive_write.c (CVE-2022-36227)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | bsdcat amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdcat-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdcpio Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1 | [bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-bsdcpio-3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7-esm1.md) | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Linux | bsdcpio amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdcpio-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar RHEL 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [RHSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-3018.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar RHEL 9 | 0:3.5.3-4.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2532.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1 | [bsdtar 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-bsdtar-3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7-esm1.md) | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Linux | bsdtar almalinux 8 | 3.3.3-5.el8 | [ALSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3018.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar almalinux 9 | 3.5.3-4.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2532.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar ol 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [ELSA-2023-3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-3018.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar ol 9 | 0:3.5.3-4.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2532.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | bsdtar-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.6.2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36227](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-36227.md) | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.6.2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36227](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-36227.md) | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive Debian 14 | 3.6.2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36227](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-36227.md) | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive RHEL 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [RHSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-3018.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive RHEL 9 | 0:3.5.3-4.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2532.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive almalinux 8 | 3.3.3-5.el8 | [ALSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3018.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive almalinux 9 | 3.5.3-4.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2532.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive ol 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [ELSA-2023-3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-3018.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive ol 9 | 0:3.5.3-4.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2532.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive rocky 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [RLSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-3018.md) | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Linux | libarchive-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-debugsource amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel RHEL 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [RHSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-3018.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel RHEL 9 | 0:3.5.3-4.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2532.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel almalinux 8 | 3.3.3-5.el8 | [ALSA-2023:3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-3018.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel almalinux 9 | 3.5.3-4.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2532.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel amzn 2023 | 3.5.3-2.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-246](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-246.md) | Jul 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel ol 8 | 0:3.3.3-5.el8 | [ELSA-2023-3018](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-3018.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-devel ol 9 | 0:3.5.3-4.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2532](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2532.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | libarchive-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1 | [libarchive-tools 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libarchive-tools-3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7-esm1.md) | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3 | [libarchive-tools 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libarchive-tools-3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3.md) | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2 | [libarchive-tools 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libarchive-tools-3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2.md) | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Linux | libarchive13 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1 | [libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libarchive13-3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7-esm1.md) | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive13 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3 | [libarchive13 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libarchive13-3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3.md) | Nov 21, 2022 |
| Linux | libarchive13 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2 | [libarchive13 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libarchive13-3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2.md) | Oct 10, 2024 |

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