SUSE 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 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive13-64bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive13-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bsdtar Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bsdtar-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive13-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libarchive13 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
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.
MitigationUpdate the affected package libarchive to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive13-64bit: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive13-32bit: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
bsdtar: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive-devel: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
bsdtar-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive-debugsource: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive13-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
libarchive13: before 3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bsdtar:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:bsdtar-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libarchive13:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250986-1/
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.
