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Echo: libarchive: security update to 3.7.4-4+e8

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 457109

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in libarchive. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger a heap overflow by
 providing a specially crafted tar archive. The issue occurs during the parsing of a PAX extended header
 containing a malformed SUN.holesdata sparse-file attribute. Successful exploitation could lead to a denial
 of service, making the system unavailable, or potentially allow for arbitrary code execution, giving the
 attacker control over the affected system. (CVE-2026-15028)

Solution

Update the libarchive library and its related packages to version 3.7.4-4+e8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-15028

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 457109

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.1

Percentile: 8.06

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.2

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-15028

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.9

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-15028

IAVA: 2026-A-0921