Description
A flaw was found in libarchive. On 32-bit systems, an integer overflow vulnerability exists in the zisofs block pointer allocation logic. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted ISO9660 image, which can lead to a heap buffer overflow. This could potentially allow for arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
Published: 2026-03-30
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote code execution via heap overflow
Action: Immediate patch
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this issue, avoid processing untrusted ISO9660 images with applications that utilize `libarchive`. Users should only extract or read content from ISO images obtained from trusted sources.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4563-1 libarchive security update
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10065 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10097 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11768 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12071 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12274 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13812 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14773 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:15087 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8510 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8517 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8521 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8534 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8864 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8866 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8867 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8873 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8908 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8944 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9026 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9592 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9832 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5121 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2452945 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2vwv-vqpv-v8vc cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2934 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5121 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5121 cve-icon
History

Thu, 14 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000


Wed, 13 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.15::el9
References

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.14::el9
References

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat ai Inference Server
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:ai_inference_server:3.3::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat ai Inference Server
References

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.18::el9
References

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.12::el8
References

Thu, 07 May 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat discovery
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:discovery:2::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat discovery
References

Tue, 05 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhosemc
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhosemc:1.0::el8
Vendors & Products Redhat rhosemc
References

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4.16::el9
References

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhui
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat rhui
References

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat insights Proxy
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:insights_proxy:1.5::el9
Vendors & Products Redhat insights Proxy
References

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus Long Life
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6::baseos
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Tus
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Eus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::appstream
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Eus
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos
References

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0::baseos
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
References

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Els
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:8.2::baseos
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel Aus
Redhat rhel Els
References

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::crb
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
References

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
References

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Libarchive
Libarchive libarchive
Redhat hardened Images
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libarchive
Libarchive libarchive
Redhat hardened Images

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat hummingbird
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Vendors & Products Redhat hummingbird

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-680

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-190
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-122
CWE-680

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in libarchive. On 32-bit systems, an integer overflow vulnerability exists in the zisofs block pointer allocation logic. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted ISO9660 image, which can lead to a heap buffer overflow. This could potentially allow for arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
Title Libarchive: libarchive: arbitrary code execution via integer overflow in iso9660 image processing
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References

Subscriptions

Libarchive Libarchive
Redhat Ai Inference Server Discovery Enterprise Linux Hardened Images Hummingbird Insights Proxy Openshift Openshift Container Platform Rhel Aus Rhel E4s Rhel Els Rhel Eus Rhel Eus Long Life Rhel Tus Rhosemc Rhui
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T22:36:41.927Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T07:39:27.352Z

Link: CVE-2026-5121

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-31T13:51:59.651Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-30T08:16:18.780

Modified: 2026-05-14T23:16:37.413

Link: CVE-2026-5121

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-30T07:44:15Z

Links: CVE-2026-5121 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-15T16:45:09Z

Weaknesses