Vulnerability · Published Mar 28, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-48615
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity null pointer dereference in the libarchive package (Ubuntu). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48615 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48615 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H