CVE-2025-5914
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 40% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-190
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- libarchive:libarchive
- redhat:enterprise_linux
- redhat:openshift_container_platform