HIGH Published June 9, 2025

CVE-2025-5914

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 score
7.8 (v3.1)
Severity
HIGH
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-190
Last modified
November 4, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

libarchive libarchive redhat openshift container platform redhat enterprise linux

References

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