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CVE-2025-60753

Published: Nov 5, 2025Updated: Feb 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-400
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 96.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in libarchive bsdtar before version 3.8.1 in function apply_substitution in file tar/subst.c when processing crafted -s substitution rules. This can cause unbounded memory allocation and lead to denial of service (Out-of-Memory crash).

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400CWE-835

Affected Products

n/an/a
libarchivelibarchive
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
libarchiveoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libarchive
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
and 7 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2725
github.com
https://github.com/Papya-j/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-60753
github.com
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qm3h-46xc-w7w4
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 5, 2025
Last Updated
Feb 4, 2026

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