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CVE-2025-5918

Libarchive: reading past eof may be triggered for piped file streams

Published: Jun 9, 2025Updated: Jun 30, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-125
3.9LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka Red Hat, redhat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
openshift container platformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat OpenShift Container PlatformOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libarchive
oss-project
libarchiveLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
РОСА ХРОМOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5918
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370877
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584
github.com
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