suse-su-2025:20560-1
Vulnerability from csaf_suse
Published
2025-08-20 11:38
Modified
2025-08-20 11:38
Summary
Security update for libarchive

Notes

Title of the patch
Security update for libarchive
Description of the patch
This update for libarchive fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-5914: Fixed double free due to an integer overflow in the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function (bsc#1244272) - CVE-2025-5915: Fixed heap buffer over read in copy_from_lzss_window() at archive_read_support_format_rar.c (bsc#1244273) - CVE-2025-5916: Fixed integer overflow while reading warc files at archive_read_support_format_warc.c (bsc#1244270) - CVE-2025-5917: Fixed off by one error in build_ustar_entry_name() at archive_write_set_format_pax.c (bsc#1244336) - CVE-2025-5918: Fixed past EOF read triggered for piped file streams (bsc#1244279)
Patchnames
SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-427
Terms of use
CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).


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  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.