CVE-2025-5918

Name
CVE-2025-5918
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of-bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
vdb-entry https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918
issue-tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370877
secalert@redhat.com https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584
secalert@redhat.com https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* libarchive >= None < 3.8.0

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
libarchive edge-main 3.7.9-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.7.7-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.7.5-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.7.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.6.1-r2 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.6.1-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.6.0-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.5.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive edge-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.7.9-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.7.5-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.7.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.6.1-r2 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.22-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.7.9-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.7.7-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.7.5-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.7.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.6.1-r2 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.21-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.7.9-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.7.7-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.7.5-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.7.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.6.1-r2 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.20-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.7.9-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.7.7-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.7.5-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.7.4-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.6.1-r2 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.6.1-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.6.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.4.2-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.4.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
libarchive 3.19-main 3.3.2-r1 None possibly vulnerable