debian · CVE-2015-8924

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:58:39 GMT

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CVE-2015-8924 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libarchive), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

The archive_read_format_tar_read_header function in archive_read_support_format_tar.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted tar file.

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