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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : libarchive vulnerabilities (USN-8292-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 316487

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8292-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause an out-of-bounds read via a crafted RAR archive, leading to sensitive memory disclosure. (CVE-2026-4424)

 It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain ISO files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause incorrect memory allocation via a crafted ISO file, leading to a denial of service.
 (CVE-2026-4426)

 It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled block pointer allocation in zisofs on 32-bit systems. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow via a crafted ISO9660 image, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-5121)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8292-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 316487

File Name: ubuntu_USN-8292-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/22/2026

Updated: 5/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5121

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive13, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdcpio, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive-tools, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libarchive13t64, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-4424, CVE-2026-4426, CVE-2026-5121

IAVA: 2026-A-0270

USN: 8292-1