5.5Medium
CVE-2025-60753
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).
Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Versions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| libarchive | libarchive | ≤ 3.8.1 |
References and patches
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/2725 ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://github.com/Papya-j/CVE/tree/main/CVE-2025-60753 ExploitThird Party Advisory
CPE matches (NVD) (1)
cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 3.8.1