USN-7601-1

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    USN-7601-1

    Published: 26 Jun 2025Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: libarchive vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-5914) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain RAR archive files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive data or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-5915) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain WARC archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted WARC archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-5916) It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain file names when handling prefixes and suffixes. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-5917)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7601-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5914, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5915, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5916, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5917

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libarchive

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5

    Affected versions

    3.4.3-2
    3.4.3-2build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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