Integer overflow in Libarchive
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.
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (36.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Libarchive
- Red Hat Cert-Manager Operator For Openshift 1.16 — versions v1.16.5-1760515757, sha256:1abdfac084e7c86e7a93a19e5cf6b54db79b903bfb7474a42200f753b29eda4b
- Red Hat Compliance Operator 1 — versions 1.8.0, v1.3
- Red Hat File Integrity Operator 1 — versions sha256:364d11af112a5b1d3f28c9ea8b7aac678e111b9c7fca0516d61036904f318605, v1.3
- Red Hat Openshift Compliance Operator 1 — versions 1.8.0, sha256:06ad8599c4b0170264e40a45b0126504c87c37f0832265c7ff6541d2385b2049, sha256:0903a7a5c857d96c84fd022e5785514eff201047e2fdd5d6699d79f17440ef02
- Red Hat Openshift File Integrity Operator - Fio 1 — versions v1.3
- Red Hat Discovery 2 — versions sha256:1c67d8d526ab4f2854947f7dccd8752a2efd414c0f1cbab17706fa91147e7cda, 2.2.1-1758555934
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — versions 0:3.7.7-4.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support — versions 0:3.1.2-14.el7_9.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14130 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14135 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14137 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14141 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14142 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14525 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14528 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14594 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14644 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14808 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5914?
- CVE-2025-5914 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5914?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5914 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.