Use-after-free in libarchive mac metadata copy
Priority LOW 16CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
libarchive contains a use-after-free flaw (CWE-416) in archive_entry_copy_mac_metadata(), which frees an internal buffer before the data copy finishes. A program then reads memory that has already been released. An attacker who can supply input to an application that uses this function can crash the application or read uninitialized memory.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in libarchive. An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) or potential information disclosure due to a use-after-free vulnerability, which occurs when a program reads memory that has already been released. This issue arises when the archive_entry_copy_mac_metadata() function deallocates an internal buffer before completing a data copy. An attacker who can supply input to an application utilizing this function can trigger the flaw to crash the application or read uninitialized memory data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00154 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | — | 3.8.9-2.1.hum1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | — | — | Not affected | CNA |
- Red Hat Hardened Images VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.8.9-2.1.hum1 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
CPE names CNA · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 | 1 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 | 10 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 | 6 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 | 7 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 | 8 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 | 9 | — | Red Hat |
| cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai | — | — | Red Hat |
- cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 Versions 1 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 Versions 10 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6 Versions 6 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7 Versions 7 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 Versions 8 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 Versions 9 — ·Red Hat
- cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_ai Versions — — ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat Hardened Images is fixed in 3.8.9-2.1.hum1 by RHSA-2026:77775. The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 or for Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), and Red Hat lists no fix plan for them.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:77775 Released 2026-10-07 · Red Hat rating LowRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images bsdcat-3.8.9-2.1.hum1@aarch64, bsdcat-3.8.9-2.1.hum1@s390x, bsdcat-3.8.9-2.1.hum1@x86_64 +16
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | — |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:77775 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
Timeline
- 2026-10-18 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17591
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-x7v4-6qhp-jg74
- 2026-10-18 Fix available: RHSA-2026:77775 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 Fix available: Red Hat Hardened Images · Red Hat
- 2026-10-18 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x7v4-6qhp-jg74 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-17591 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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