CVE-2024-57970 – Libarchive GNU Long Linkname Buffer Over-read

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CVE-2024-57970 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description libarchive through 3.7.7 has a heap-based buffer over-read in header_gnu_longlink in archive_read_support_format_tar.c via a TAR archive because it mishandles truncation in the middle of a GNU long linkname.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CWE CWE-126
    Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2415
    Added Reference https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2422
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