Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-11124
CVE-2017-11124
Description
libxar.so in xar 1.6.1 has a NULL pointer dereference in the xar_unserialize function in archive.c.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:xar_project:xar:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords2 versions
< 1.8.0.0.503-bp160.1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.0.503-bp160.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.8.0.0.503-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/06/28/xar-null-pointer-dereference-in-xar_unserialize-archive-c/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2S2KRIILUKBJHXDNYJQQX74TFUQRG5ND/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YV6RF6VWM7AFYFTTS7VY5TNH26QUEEFC/nvd
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