openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for libarchive
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2025-25724 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system libarchive-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bsdtar Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bsdcpio Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bsdcat Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU105900
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [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/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-25724
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing .tar files within the list_item_verbose() function in tar/util.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 22.03 LTS SP4
libarchive-help: before 3.5.2-8
libarchive-devel: before 3.5.2-8
libarchive-debugsource: before 3.5.2-8
libarchive-debuginfo: before 3.5.2-8
bsdtar: before 3.5.2-8
bsdcpio: before 3.5.2-8
bsdcat: before 3.5.2-8
libarchive: before 3.5.2-8
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:bsdtar:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:bsdcpio:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:bsdcat:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1309
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
