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AlmaLinux 10 : libarchive (ALSA-2026:52675)

🗓️ 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Double-free in libarchive RAR5 decompression via dangling filtered_buf pointer in init_unpack. CVE-2026-14164.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# AlmaLinux Security Advisory ALSA-2026:52675.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(334869);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-14164");
  script_xref(name:"ALSA", value:"2026:52675");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:52675");

  script_name(english:"AlmaLinux 10 : libarchive (ALSA-2026:52675)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
ALSA-2026:52675 advisory.

    * libarchive: Double-Free Vulnerability in RAR5 Decompression Logic via dangling filtered_buf pointer in
    init_unpack() (CVE-2026-14164)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-52675.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52675");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected bsdtar, libarchive and / or libarchive-devel packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-14164");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(415);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/06/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:bsdtar");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libarchive");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libarchive-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Alma Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AlmaLinux/release", "Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'AlmaLinux' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'AlmaLinux');
if (! preg(pattern:"^10([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'AlmaLinux 10.x', 'AlmaLinux ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'AlmaLinux', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '10',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'bsdtar-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'bsdtar-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'bsdtar-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'bsdtar-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'bsdtar-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64_v2', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64_v2', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-devel-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-devel-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'ppc64le', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-devel-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'s390x', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-devel-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'},
      {'reference':'libarchive-devel-3.7.7-10.el10_2', 'cpu':'x86_64_v2', 'el_string':'el10_2', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0'}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'bsdtar / libarchive / libarchive-devel');
}

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12 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.3
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.00397
SSVC
3