openEuler 24.03 LTS update for libarchive



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2025-1632
CVE-2025-25724
CWE-ID CWE-476
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

bsdunzip
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 information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU105902

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1632

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in bsdunzip.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted archive to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 24.03 LTS

libarchive-help: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive-devel: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive-debugsource: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive-debuginfo: before 3.7.1-6

bsdunzip: before 3.7.1-6

bsdtar: before 3.7.1-6

bsdcpio: before 3.7.1-6

bsdcat: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive: before 3.7.1-6

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1310


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.

2) 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

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 24.03 LTS

libarchive-help: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive-devel: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive-debugsource: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive-debuginfo: before 3.7.1-6

bsdunzip: before 3.7.1-6

bsdtar: before 3.7.1-6

bsdcpio: before 3.7.1-6

bsdcat: before 3.7.1-6

libarchive: before 3.7.1-6

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2025-1310


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.



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