CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-5914

Double Free

Published: Jun 09, 2025 | Modified: Jun 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.9 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

Potential Mitigations

References