CVE-2025-5918

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.

CVSS v3 3.9 LOW

3.9^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370877	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584	Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2025-06-09 20:15

Updated : 2025-08-15 18:35

NVD link : CVE-2025-5918

Mitre link : CVE-2025-5918

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-5918

JSON object : View

Products Affected

redhat

openshift_container_platform
enterprise_linux

libarchive

libarchive

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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