CVE-2022-36227

Name
CVE-2022-36227
Description
In libarchive before 3.6.2, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: the discoverer cites this CWE-476 remark but third parties dispute the code-execution impact: "In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution."
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1754
MISC https://bugs.gentoo.org/882521
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/v3.0.0a/libarchive/archive_write.c#L215
Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00034.html
GENTOO https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-14
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V67OO2UUQAUJS3IK4JZPF6F3LUCBU6IS/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00007.html

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* libarchive == None == 3.6.1
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* libarchive >= 3.0.0 < 3.6.2

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
libarchive edge-main 3.6.1-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed
libarchive edge-main 3.6.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.6.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.5.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.6.1-r2 None fixed
libarchive 3.22-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.6.1-r2 None fixed
libarchive 3.21-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.6.1-r2 None fixed
libarchive 3.20-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.6.1-r2 None fixed
libarchive 3.19-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.18-main 3.6.1-r2 None fixed
libarchive 3.17-main 3.6.1-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> fixed