Memory Leak in libarchive before 3.2.0 Affecting Remote Systems

CVE-2015-8929

What is CVE-2015-8929?

The memory leak issue in the __archive_read_get_extract function within archive_read_extract2.c in libarchive versions prior to 3.2.0 presents a security risk where remote attackers can potentially exploit crafted tar files. This vulnerability can lead to denial-of-service conditions by consuming excessive system memory, resulting in application instability and resource exhaustion.

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