Infinite loop Affecting libarchive package, versions [0,]
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- published6 Nov 2025
- disclosed5 Nov 2025
- creditHyungJung
Introduced: 5 Nov 2025
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How to fix?
There is no fixed version for libarchive.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop via the apply_substitution() function in the bsdtar when used with -s pathname-rewrite rules. An attacker can cause excessive memory allocation leading to application crash by supplying malicious input such as an empty pattern or anchors like ^.