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Red Hat: CVE-2025-5914: libarchive: Double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 9, 2025
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Feb 6, 2026

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.

Solutions

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