CVE-2024-20696

Publication date 9 January 2024

Last updated 19 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

Windows libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libarchive	25.10 questing	Fixed 3.7.4-1ubuntu1
	25.04 plucky	Fixed 3.7.4-1ubuntu1
	24.10 oracular	Fixed 3.7.4-1ubuntu0.1
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.3
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.3
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.4
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
libarchive	Upstream: eac15e2

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.3 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-7087-1
libarchive vulnerability
31 October 2024

Other references