CVE-2025-5918
Public on 2025-06-09
Modified on 2025-06-11
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of-bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
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Amazon Linux 1 | libarchive | No Fix Planned | ||
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | libarchive | Pending Fix | ||
Amazon Linux 2023 | libarchive | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 3.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |