PT-2025-24557 · Unknown+7 · Libarchive+7

Carnil · CVE-2025-5918 · Published 2025-04-07 · Updated 2026-06-30

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libarchive (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the libarchive library that occurs when file streams are piped into bsdtar. This leads to an out-of-bounds read, which is a condition where the program reads data past the end of the intended buffer. This can result in memory corruption, unpredictable program behavior, or a denial-of-service condition.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

AZL-63753

AZL-63780

AZL-63821

AZL-63851

BDU:2025-11083

CVE-2025-5918

DLA-4368-1

ECHO-52D0-6D58-7432

JLSEC-2025-249

OESA-2025-1623

OESA-2025-1624

OESA-2025-1656

OESA-2025-1657

OESA-2025-1658

SUSE-SU-2025:02566-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02718-1

SUSE-SU-2025:02718-2

SUSE-SU-2025:20560-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20594-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02566-1

SUSE-SU-2025_02718-2

USN-8147-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linuxmint

Apple Macos

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

Libarchive

References · 85

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/5xxx/CVE-2025-5918.json · Exploit
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584 · Patch
• http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-60753 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5914 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5916 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5915 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-5918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-8147-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:02718-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2025-1657 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-5918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2025-1623 · Vendor Advisory