SUSE-SU-2026:3575-1: moderate: Security update for libarchive

# Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3575-1  
Release Date: 2026-08-11T08:38:07Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1254340
  * bsc#1254341
  * bsc#1260998
  * bsc#1261002
  * bsc#1261003

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

  
  
An update that has five security fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  * creating temporary files in the current working directory instead of the
    target directory can lead to file creation failures when the working
    directory is not writable (bsc#1254340).
  * file descriptor leak in the mtree parser cleanup path could lead to file
    descriptor exhaustion and denial of service (bsc#1261003).
  * NULL pointer dereference in archive_acl_from_text_w() could lead to a
    segmentation fault (bsc#1260998).
  * reading from an invalid index when buffer size is smaller than
    H_LEVEL_OFFSET can lead to an out-of-bounds buffer overrun (bsc#1254341).
  * incorrect pointer handling for RAR5 files declaring over 8192 filters can
    lead to excessive resource usage and denial of service (bsc#1261002).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-3575=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-3575=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3575=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3575=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-3575=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3575=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * bsdtar-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * bsdtar-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive-devel-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libarchive13-32bit-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-64bit-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.27.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254340
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254341
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1260998
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261002
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261003