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Name
CVE-2026-5745
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
A flaw was found in libarchive. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the ACL parsing logic, specifically within the archive_acl_from_text_nl() function. When processing a malformed ACL string (such as a bare "d" or "default" tag without subsequent fields), the function fails to perform adequate validation before advancing the pointer. An attacker can exploit this by providing a maliciously crafted archive, causing an application utilizing the libarchive API (such as bsdtar) to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
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Analysis#


Affected Component
Analysis
libarchive
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#


5.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#


Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
buildroot
2025.02.x
3.8.9
Not Affected
buildroot
master
3.8.9
Not Affected
openwrt
master
3.8.1-r2
Not Affected
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
3.8.1-r2
Not Affected
yocto
kirkstone
3.6.2
Not Affected
yocto
master
3.8.9
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#


libarchive (yocto:scarthgap)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
Merge pull request #2905 from Patsakas/Patsakas-fix-acl-bug
Tim Kientzle <kientzle@acm.org>
CVE-2026-5745