CVE-2026-14164 HIGH

CVE-2026-14164: Libarchive: double-free vulnerability in rar5 decompression logic via dangling filtered_buf pointer in init_unpack()

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-415
Published June 30, 2026
Last update June 30, 2026

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A double free issue has been identified in libarchive's RAR5 reader. During parsing of a specially crafted RAR5 archive, the filtered_buf pointer may remain stale after being freed during unpacking state reinitialization. Subsequent processing of another archive entry can trigger a second free of the same memory region, resulting in a double-free condition. Successful exploitation may cause applications using the vulnerable libarchive API to terminate unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 30, 2026 CVE published
June 30, 2026 Record updated