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 d…
Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (24.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Libarchive
- Red Hat Cert-manager Operator For Openshift 1.16 — versions v1.16.5-1760515757, sha256:1abdfac084e7c86e7a93a19e5cf6b54db79b903bfb7474a42200f753b29eda4b
- 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:3.3.3-6.el8_10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, 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.