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.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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threat_severity

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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.
Title Libarchive: reading past eof may be triggered for piped file streams
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2025-06-09T19:49:13.544Z

Updated: 2025-06-10T14:06:30.905Z

Reserved: 2025-06-09T08:11:22.154Z

Link: CVE-2025-5918

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-10T14:06:28.595Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-09T20:15:27.493

Modified: 2025-06-12T16:06:47.857

Link: CVE-2025-5918

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-05-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-5918 - Bugzilla