Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libarchive-doc package, versions <3.8.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-LIBARCHIVEDOC-13317542
  • published6 Oct 2025
  • disclosed9 Jun 2025

Introduced: 9 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-5914  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest libarchive-doc to version 3.8.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

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