Infinite loop Affecting libarchive package, versions [,3.8.7)
Threat Intelligence
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- published15 Mar 2026
- disclosed13 Mar 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-4111 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade libarchive to version 3.8.7 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop through the archive_read_data process. An attacker can exhaust system resources by submitting a specially crafted RAR5 archive that triggers an infinite loop during decompression.