CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-5914

Double Free

Published: Jun 09, 2025 | Modified: Jan 22, 2026
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.8 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition.

Weakness

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libarchive Libarchive * 3.8.0 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 RedHat libarchive-0:3.7.7-4.el10_0 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support RedHat libarchive-0:3.1.2-14.el7_9.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-6.el8_10 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.2-8.el8_2.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-1.el8_4.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-1.el8_4.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-6.el8_6 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-6.el8_6 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-6.el8_6 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-5.el8_8.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat libarchive-0:3.3.3-5.el8_8.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 RedHat libarchive-0:3.5.3-6.el9_6 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 RedHat libarchive-0:3.5.3-6.el9_6 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat libarchive-0:3.5.3-2.el9_0.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions RedHat libarchive-0:3.5.3-5.el9_2 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support RedHat libarchive-0:3.5.3-4.el9_4.1 *
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 RedHat rhcos-414.92.202510211419-0 *
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 RedHat rhcos-416.94.202601071926-0 *
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 RedHat rhcos-417.94.202510112152-0 *
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 RedHat rhcos-418.94.202510230424-0 *
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 RedHat rhcos-4.19.9.6.202510140714-0 *
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 RedHat rhcos-4.20.9.6.202509251656-0 *
Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9 RedHat web-terminal/web-terminal-rhel9-operator:1.11-19 *
Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9 RedHat web-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9:1.11-8 *
Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9 RedHat web-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9:1.12-4 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-data-index-ephemeral-rhel8:1.36.0-11 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-data-index-postgresql-rhel8:1.36.0-11 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-db-migrator-tool-rhel8:1.36.0-11 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-jobs-service-ephemeral-rhel8:1.36.0-10 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-jobs-service-postgresql-rhel8:1.36.0-10 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-kn-workflow-cli-artifacts-rhel8:1.36.0-4 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-management-console-rhel8:1.36.0-9 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-operator-bundle:1.36.0-12 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-rhel8-operator:1.36.0-18 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-swf-builder-rhel8:1.36.0-11 *
RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 RedHat openshift-serverless-1/logic-swf-devmode-rhel8:1.36.0-7 *
Cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16 RedHat cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9:sha256:1abdfac084e7c86e7a93a19e5cf6b54db79b903bfb7474a42200f753b29eda4b *
Compliance Operator 1 RedHat compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8:sha256:6ab41bd207ae7e33f29adc87e208366472654bb5fb9b1854234cc5674ecc169e *
Compliance Operator 1 RedHat compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8:sha256:c953e9f9abf9cf25bf65bb3ffdc86ccf49b3e69a1cf3fbb47b6972e421fd6628 *
Compliance Operator 1 RedHat compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator:sha256:0903a7a5c857d96c84fd022e5785514eff201047e2fdd5d6699d79f17440ef02 *
File Integrity Operator 1 RedHat compliance/openshift-file-integrity-rhel8-operator:sha256:364d11af112a5b1d3f28c9ea8b7aac678e111b9c7fca0516d61036904f318605 *
Red Hat Discovery 2 RedHat discovery/discovery-server-rhel9:sha256:1c67d8d526ab4f2854947f7dccd8752a2efd414c0f1cbab17706fa91147e7cda *
Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 RedHat insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9:sha256:b7f671263af799e681ccca9b07420c1b5cee369282b5e1520557ee2414618652 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-agent-rhel8:sha256:5604dbb58d5e31f399f41ae4bf7a766272bf091a4e1bd6e89d1b85d62b0db93a *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-all-in-one-rhel8:sha256:03b0aced2885356099971c8470add4b0f7732bcb380c74be3691d30c2894e5c0 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-collector-rhel8:sha256:a51ae66a32ddfa21fc4c9bcd42540a8e12c5a59b0e8c27369dd1689a924bbebe *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-es-index-cleaner-rhel8:sha256:e17c9de114b6b89e9c66642ab5f95b62321d367b6d22be1464cf89dbc3ead673 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-es-rollover-rhel8:sha256:d0878cf4a206d3f70a7a8fc3d5d30f0272697afcb360599b248da9215ec60366 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-ingester-rhel8:sha256:25bf841bfc90928c684f6cf07329d5551806503fbb42806fe564f90fdf98d743 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-operator-bundle:sha256:f250e39033d7cb1d786e5a7ec6798c25d4c5d8c6ecbcf6828915605fc4658da5 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-query-rhel8:sha256:35a048b43d21f9f05df76fc7cb5766eb1f708be1c0012f117fdc09851b8047e1 *
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.5.1 RedHat rhosdt/jaeger-rhel8-operator:sha256:c1e80172a78d227fb1076cbf608e42b2c551cc09233abd9a6ada74af06758447 *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-cloud-api-adaptor-rhel9:sha256:7b6bd3411ca5ec140968975d4f11f3ec0686b6fbca0ce05288e041ee2e569a89 *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-cloud-api-adaptor-webhook-rhel9:sha256:7b7c0b42ff8814d9d0cfa1b0ec9e58aebe79bc5cfbc658384f026d8493ae6fbe *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-monitor-rhel9:sha256:9ff002e628e5646b5ab3cc9201087847bea29569b4a1bc135b89d5c1a5f0a422 *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-must-gather-rhel9:sha256:e45dfb3b2bcc1e13376fc017ba00bbc2966a61c097fdeae8edddfd13b7d69f91 *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-builder-rhel9:sha256:8f29671308ca658e32e97d5c3b482f7541aae1bca1b71f39b3276a9a334d8108 *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-podvm-payload-rhel9:sha256:8caeae7ffadf08840a47bc90c390ff402dd7db11457bca48f4e08a11e394be74 *
Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 RedHat openshift-sandboxed-containers/osc-rhel9-operator:sha256:616297cf428a55918fad3653d7aca18fe3c1f622ff63ab9885991bd6dbc6ed65 *
Libarchive Ubuntu devel *
Libarchive Ubuntu esm-infra-legacy/trusty *
Libarchive Ubuntu esm-infra/bionic *
Libarchive Ubuntu esm-infra/focal *
Libarchive Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Libarchive Ubuntu jammy *
Libarchive Ubuntu noble *
Libarchive Ubuntu oracular *
Libarchive Ubuntu plucky *
Libarchive Ubuntu questing *

Potential Mitigations

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