CVE-2026-16517 LOW

CVE-2026-16517: Libarchive: libarchive: signed integer overflow in archive_write_zip_header

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Weakness CWE-190
Published July 21, 2026
Last update July 22, 2026

CVSS base score

2.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A signed integer overflow vulnerability was found in libarchive's ZIP writer. In the archive_write_zip_header function in archive_write_set_format_zip.c, when ZIP encryption is enabled and the entry file size is close to INT64_MAX, the addition of the encryption overhead to the entry size overflows int64_t, resulting in undefined behavior. This could lead to incorrect Zip64 extension decisions or potential memory corruption.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 21, 2026 CVE published
July 22, 2026 Record updated