PT-2025-13531 · Unknown+3 · Libarchive+3

Published 2024-10-08 · Updated 2025-08-19 · CVE-2024-48615

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libarchive versions 3.7.6 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a Null Pointer Dereference in the header pax extension function at rchive read support format tar.c:1844:8 when running the bsdtar program.

Recommendations For libarchive versions 3.7.6 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the header pax extension function until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2025-6653

AZL-59338

AZL-59377

AZL-59385

BDU:2025-10856

CVE-2024-48615

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Debian

Red Os

Libarchive

References · 24

• 🔥 https://github.com/88Sanghy88/crash-test · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-48615 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2024-48615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-59377 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-59385 · Vendor Advisory
• http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-59338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-48615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48615 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-10856 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-48615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-48615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/download/v3.7.6/libarchive-3.7.6.tar.gz · Note
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2353 · Note