CVE-2025-5918

EUVD-2025-17573
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
3.9 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 28.49%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
libarchivelibarchive
𝑥
< 3.8.0
redhatopenshift_container_platform
4.0
redhatenterprise_linux
6.0
redhatenterprise_linux
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux
8.0
redhatenterprise_linux
9.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libarchive
bookworm
3.6.2-1+deb12u4
fixed
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
3.4.3-2+deb11u4
fixed
forky
3.8.9-1
fixed
sid
3.8.9-1
fixed
trixie
3.7.4-4+deb13u1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libarchive
bionic
Fixed 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2
released
focal
Fixed 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1
released
jammy
Fixed 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6
released
noble
Fixed 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6
released
oracular
ignored
plucky
ignored
questing
Fixed 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1
released
trusty
Fixed 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4
released
xenial
Fixed 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2
released
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
bsdtar
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
libarchive-devel
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
libarchive13
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP6
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise desktop 15 SP7
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP4
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP5
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP6
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15 SP7
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP4
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP5
3.5.1-150400.3.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP6
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15 SP7
3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
fixed
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
cmake
Azure Linux 3.0
0:3.30.3-8.azl3
fixed
CBL-Mariner 2.0
0:3.21.4-20.cm2
fixed
libarchive
Azure Linux 3.0
0:3.7.7-3.azl3
fixed
CBL-Mariner 2.0
0:3.6.1-7.cm2
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370877
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0