CVE-2024-48615

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program...

7.5 HighFix available

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Up 0.5 points since Mar 29, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: CVE-2024-48615
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-54322 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: EUVD-2024-54322
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-57fm-4q7w-88cr 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program...

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: GHSA-57fm-4q7w-88cr
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: CVE-2024-48615
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-476
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2024-48615 7.5

Record: BELL-CVE-2024-48615
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: CVE-2024-48615
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVJLSEC-2025-244 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar...

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: JLSEC-2025-244
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-48615 7.5

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48615
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVAZL-59338 No score

CVE-2024-48615 affecting package cmake for versions less than 3.21.4-17

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: AZL-59338
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVAZL-59377 No score

CVE-2024-48615 affecting package libarchive for versions less than 3.6.1-6

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: AZL-59377
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVAZL-59385 No score

CVE-2024-48615 affecting package cmake for versions less than 3.30.3-6

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in libarchive 3.7.6 and earlier when running program bsdtar in function header_pax_extension at rchive_read_support_format_tar.c:1844:8.

Record: AZL-59385
Updated: 2026-11-05

Affected products

libarchive

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cmake` Azure Linux:2	before 3.21.4-17	3.21.4-17
`libarchive` Azure Linux:2	before 3.6.1-6	3.6.1-6
`cmake` Azure Linux:3	before 3.30.3-6	3.30.3-6
`libarchive` Alpaquita:23	3.7.5-r0 up to 3.7.7-r0	3.7.7-r0
`libarchive` Alpaquita:stream	3.7.5-r0 up to 3.7.7-r0	3.7.7-r0
`LibArchive_jll` Julia	before 3.7.9+0	3.7.9+0

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-48615 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libarchive, published March 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in cmake 3.21.4-17.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

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