| Name | CVE-2025-5914 |
| Description | 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 double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1107621 |
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 | 3.7.4-3 | 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) | | | 1107621 |
Notes
[bookworm] - libarchive <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - libarchive <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
Fixed by: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/09685126fcec664e2b8ca595e1fc371bd494d209 (v3.8.0)