CVE-2025-5914
HIGHDescription
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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CVSS v3.1 Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| libarchive | libarchive |
| redhat | openshift_container_platform |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise_linux |
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