Integer overflow in libarchive - CVE-2025-5916

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111146

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5916

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when processing a Web Archive (WARC) file. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

libarchive
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
Ubuntu
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
libarchive (Ubuntu package)
libarchive-devel
libarchive13
libarchive13-debuginfo
libarchive-debugsource
libarchive-help
libarchive-debuginfo
libarchive
libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo
libarchive13-32bit
bsdtar-debuginfo
bsdtar
libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo
libarchive13-64bit
bsdcat
bsdcpio
bsdunzip
Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops

Install updates from vendor's website.

libarchive - update to 3.8.0
libarchive (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4, 3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2, 3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2, 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1, 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5, 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6, 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.5, 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6, 3.7.4-1ubuntu0.3, 3.7.7-0ubuntu2.3, 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1
libarchive-devel - addressed in versions 3.3.3-32.14.1, 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive13 - addressed in versions 3.3.3-32.14.1, 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive13-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.3.3-32.14.1, 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.3.3-32.14.1, 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive-debugsource - addressed in versions 3.4.3-10, 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
libarchive-devel - addressed in versions 3.4.3-10, 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
libarchive-help - addressed in versions 3.4.3-10, 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
libarchive-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.4.3-10, 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
libarchive - addressed in versions 3.4.3-10, 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive13-32bit - addressed in versions 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
bsdtar-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
bsdtar - addressed in versions 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
libarchive13-64bit - addressed in versions 3.5.1-150400.3.21.1, 3.7.2-150600.3.17.1
bsdcat - addressed in versions 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
bsdcpio - addressed in versions 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
bsdtar - addressed in versions 3.5.2-9, 3.7.1-7
bsdunzip - update to 3.7.1-7
Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops - update to 11.3.1.1

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370872
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2568
• https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0

• Multiple vulnerabilities in libarchive
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for libarchive
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for libarchive
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for libarchive
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for libarchive
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for libarchive
• Ubuntu update for libarchive
• SUSE update for libarchive
• SUSE update for libarchive
• SUSE update for libarchive
• SUSE update for libarchive
• SUSE update for libarchive
• Ubuntu update for libarchive
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Data System - Cyclops