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

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

Update the affected package libarchive to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE 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 External links

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.



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