CVE-2025-5915

Severity
6.6MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 74.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateJun 26

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can lead to a heap buffer over-read due to the size of a filter block potentially exceeding the Lempel-Ziv-Storer-Schieber (LZSS) window. This means the library may attempt to read beyond the allocated memory buffer, which can result in unpredictable program behavior, crashes (denial of service), or the disclosure of sensitive information from adjacent memory regions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages3 packages

Debianlibarchive< 3.6.2-1+deb12u3+2
Ubuntulibarchive< 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5+1

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 10.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, Openshift Container Platform 4.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
libarchive vulnerabilities2025-06-26
CVEList
Libarchive: heap buffer over read in copy_from_lzss_window() at archive_read_support_format_rar.c2025-06-09
GHSA
GHSA-rfq2-xjgr-h957: A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library2025-06-09
OSV
CVE-2025-5915: A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library2025-06-09

📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
libarchive vulnerabilities2025-06-26
Microsoft
Libarchive: heap buffer over read in copy_from_lzss_window() at archive_read_support_format_rar.c2025-06-10
Red Hat
libarchive: Heap buffer over read in copy_from_lzss_window() at archive_read_support_format_rar.c2025-05-20
Debian
CVE-2025-5915: libarchive - A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can lea...2025