CVE-2025-5914
Published: June 10, 2025Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.3 |
| 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 |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libarchive | Fixed (3.8.0-r0) |
| Stream | libarchive | Fixed (3.8.0-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14130
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14135
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14137
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14141
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14142
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0