CVE-2025-5918
LOW severity · CVSS 3.9 · Out-of-bounds read
3.9CVSS LOW
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584 ↗