A double free issue has been identified in libarchive's RAR5 reader. During parsing of a specially crafted RAR5 archive, the filtered_buf pointer may remain stale after being freed during unpacking state reinitialization. Subsequent processing of another archive entry can trigger a second free of the same memory region, resulting in a double-free condition. Successful exploitation may cause applications using the vulnerable libarchive API to terminate unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service.
CVE-2026-14164
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-30. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 65(Attend)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend
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How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 40%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 30, 2026
Last Modified
August 25, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jun 30, 2026rar5: Avoid dangling pointers in init_unpack
Fix merged in libarchive/libarchive PR #3071 on 2026-05-24 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/3071RAR5: double-free in `filtered_buf` cleanup after OOM in `init_unpack()` · Issue #3069 · libarchive/libarchive · GitHub
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/30692493411 – (CVE-2026-14164) CVE-2026-14164 libarchive: Double-Free Vulnerability in RAR5 Decompression Logic via dangling filtered_buf pointer in init_unpack()
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2493411Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14164(12)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:58981Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
- RHSA-2026:58573Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update
- RHSA-2026:58574Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update
- RHSA-2026:58558Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update
- RHSA-2026:56954Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update
- RHSA-2026:54769Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.22.10 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:54760Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: A Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- RHSA-2026:54387Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.2 security update
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Patch Availability(11)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libarchive13t64 (3.8.5-1ubuntu2.2) @ resolute | 2026-08-25 | ubuntu |
| redhat | libarchive-0:3.5.3-5.el9_4.2 | 2026-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | libarchive-0:3.5.3-7.el9_6.2 | 2026-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | libarchive-0:3.5.3-5.el9_2.3 | 2026-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | libarchive-0:3.7.7-5.el10_0.1 | 2026-08-19 | redhat |
| redhat | rhcos-4.22.9.8.202608130832-0 | 2026-08-18 | redhat |
| redhat | discovery/discovery-server-rhel9:1786638573 | 2026-08-13 | redhat |
| redhat | rhui5/rhua-rhel9:1786533529 | 2026-08-12 | redhat |
| redhat | libarchive-0:3.5.3-11.el9_8 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | libarchive-0:3.7.7-10.el10_2 | 2026-08-10 | redhat |
| redhat | libarchive-main-3.8.8-2.hum1 | 2026-06-26 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | 3.4.3-2 ... 3.8.9-1 (25 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | 3.6.2-1 ... 3.8.9-1 (22 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | 3.7.4-4 ... 3.8.9-1 (9 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | 3.7.4-4, 3.8.4-1, 3.8.5-1, 3.8.6-1, 3.8.7-1 | 3.8.8-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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Additional Vendor Advisories
(2)
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