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Posted on 06 April 2026
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8147-1
April 02, 2026
libarchive vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in libarchive.
Software Description:
- libarchive: Library to read/write archive files
Details:
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain archive
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19221)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted RAR archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-20696)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-5914)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain WARC archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted WARC archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-5916)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain file names
when handling prefixes and suffixes. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-5917)
It was discovered that libarchive could read past the end of file streams
when processing input to bsdtar. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause memory corruption or a denial of service. (CVE-2025-5918)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain TAR archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TAR archive, an attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-25724)
HyungJung Joo discovered that libarchive did not properly limit memory
allocation when processing substitution rules in bsdtar. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause excessive memory consumption, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2025-60753)
Elhanan Haenel discovered that libarchive could enter an infinite loop when
processing crafted RAR5 archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause excessive CPU consumption, leading to a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2026-4111)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
libarchive-dev 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1
libarchive-tools 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1
libarchive13t64 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libarchive-dev 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6
libarchive-tools 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6
libarchive13t64 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libarchive-dev 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6
libarchive-tools 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6
libarchive13 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libarchive-dev 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive-tools 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive13 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
bsdcpio 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
bsdtar 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive-dev 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive-tools 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive13 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
bsdcpio 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
bsdtar 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive-dev 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive13 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
bsdcpio 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
bsdtar 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive-dev 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libarchive13 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8147-1
CVE-2019-19221, CVE-2024-20696, CVE-2025-25724, CVE-2025-5914,
CVE-2025-5916, CVE-2025-5917, CVE-2025-5918, CVE-2025-60753,
CVE-2026-4111
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libarchive/3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6
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