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3.9 Low

CVE-2025-5918 Libarchive: reading past eof may be triggered for piped file streams

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.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and if a user takes an action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System 1 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) Versions not published
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