NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libarchive package, versions <3.7.9-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE318-LIBARCHIVE-9673985
  • published9 Apr 2025
  • disclosed24 Feb 2025

Introduced: 24 Feb 2025

CVE-2025-1632  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.18 libarchive to version 3.7.9-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libarchive up to 3.7.7. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function list of the file bsdunzip.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1