CVE-2026-15028
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Publication date:
10/07/2026
Last modified:
15/07/2026
Description
A flaw was found in libarchive. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger a heap overflow by providing a specially crafted tar archive. The issue occurs during the parsing of a PAX extended header containing a malformed SUN.holesdata sparse-file attribute. Successful exploitation could lead to a denial of service, making the system unavailable, or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution, giving the attacker control over the affected system.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
3.90
Severity 3.x
LOW