CVE-2021-36976: Libarchive Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Why is this a MITRE Corporation CVE?

CVE-2021-36976 is regarding a vulnerability in the libarchive open source library which is used by Windows. The January 2022 Windows Security Updates include the most recent version of this library which addresses the vulnerability and others. Please see libarchive CVEs for more information regarding all of the vulnerabilities that have been addressed.