What is CVE-2026-16517?

CVE-2026-16517 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with Low severity. Libarchive: libarchive: signed integer overflow in archive_write_zip_header

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-16517 cover?

CVE-2026-16517 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-16517. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-16517?

CVE-2026-16517 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.9, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-16517?

CVE-2026-16517 affects 2 products, including: azl3 libarchive 3.7.7-6 on Azure Linux 3.0; azl3 libarchive 3.7.7-7 on Azure Linux 3.0.

CVE-2026-16517LowCVSS 2.9

Libarchive: libarchive: signed integer overflow in archive_write_zip_header

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

July 27, 2026

Last Modified

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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-16517 →

🎯 Affected products2

azl3 libarchive 3.7.7-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
azl3 libarchive 3.7.7-7 on Azure Linux 3.0

✅ Remediation

KBRelease Notes (Security Update)

🔗 References (2)

advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16517
referencehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade