Double Free Affecting libarchive package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-LIBARCHIVE-10335807
  • published10 Jun 2025
  • disclosed20 May 2025

Introduced: 20 May 2025

NewCVE-2025-5914  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 libarchive.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libarchive package and not the libarchive package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1