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CVE-2025-5914

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.

Published

2025-06-09T20:15:26.123

Last Modified

2025-06-20T14:49:44.393

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 (LOW)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-415

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	libarchive	libarchive	< 3.8.0	Yes
Application	redhat	openshift_container_platform	4.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	7.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	8.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	10.0	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0 Release Notes ([email protected])
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)