CVE-2025-5914
Detail
Modified This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
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Source(s)
Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14130
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14135
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14137
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14141
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14142
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14525
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14528
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14594
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14644
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14808
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14810
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14828
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15024
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15397
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18217
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18218
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19041
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19046
Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914
Red Hat, Inc.
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861
Red Hat, Inc.
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
CISA-ADP, Inc., Red Hat
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Patch
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0
Red Hat, Inc.
Release Notes
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-415
Double Free
Red Hat, Inc.
Change History
23 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/30/2025 2:15:44 AM
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19041
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/29/2025 9:15:36 AM
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Old Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19046
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/22/2025 3:15:34 AM
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18217
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/22/2025 2:15:32 AM
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18218
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/21/2025 4:20:50 PM
Action
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15397
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/16/2025 5:15:35 AM
Action
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Old Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/23/2025 4:15:33 PM
Action
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Old Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/15/2025 2:15:39 PM
Action
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/15/2025 12:15:40 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/11/2025 12:15:33 PM
Action
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/01/2025 11:15:42 PM
Action
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15024
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/28/2025 5:15:38 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14808
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14810
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/28/2025 3:15:35 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14828
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/27/2025 12:15:36 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14644
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/26/2025 6:15:35 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14594
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/25/2025 5:15:38 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14525
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14528
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/20/2025 11:15:35 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14142
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/20/2025 6:15:31 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14141
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/20/2025 5:15:28 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14130
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14135
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14137
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/12/2025 7:15:27 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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CVSS V3.1
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3.1
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Initial Analysis by NIST 6/20/2025 10:49:44 AM
Action
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Old Value
New Value
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CVSS V3.1
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.8.0
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
Reference Type
CISA-ADP: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Added
Reference Type
Red Hat, Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914 Types: Third Party Advisory
Added
Reference Type
Red Hat, Inc.: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861 Types: Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Added
Reference Type
Red Hat, Inc.: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Added
Reference Type
Red Hat, Inc.: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0 Types: Release Notes
CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/10/2025 12:15:45 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
New CVE Received from Red Hat, Inc. 6/09/2025 4:15:26 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Description
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.
Added
CVSS V3.1
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Added
CWE
CWE-415
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861
Added
Reference
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
Added
Reference
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2025-5914 NVD
Published Date: 06/09/2025 NVD
Last Modified: 10/30/2025
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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