| Name | CVE-2025-25724 |
| Description | list_item_verbose in tar/util.c in libarchive through 3.7.7 does not check an strftime return value, which can lead to a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive that is read with a verbose value of 2. For example, the 100-byte buffer may not be sufficient for a custom locale. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libarchive (PTS) | bullseye | 3.4.3-2+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 3.4.3-2+deb11u2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 3.6.2-1+deb12u2 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 3.7.4-1.1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libarchive | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/Ekkosun/pocs/blob/main/bsdtarbug
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2529
Crash in CLI tool, no security impact