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

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

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 in the libarchive library 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.

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

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

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 · 79

• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2584 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-5918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-63851 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5917 · Security Note
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se38-bulletin-2026-0126SE38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-25724 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5918 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-0811SE18 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-4111 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:02718-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5916 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5916 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2025-1623 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-63821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5918 · Security Note