vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7601-1 (CVE-2025-5914): libarchive vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 9, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Feb 6, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 9, 2025
Added
Jun 26, 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
ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13ubuntu-upgrade-libarchive13t64
References
- CVE-2025-5914
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-5914
- CWE-190
- UBUNTU-USN-7601-1
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861
- URL-https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
- URL-https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598/commits/196029dd0a17cd17c916eada9085839032b76ec9
- URL-https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0
- URL-https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7601-1
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5914
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