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CVE-2025-5918Libarchive: reading past eof may be triggered for piped file streams

libarchive; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Published: (1 year ago)

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-125

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
libarchive libarchive < 3.8.0
redhat enterprise linux 6.0
redhat openshift container platform 4.0
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 all versions
— libarchive < 3.8.0

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (6)
  • cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* < 3.8.0
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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