Libarchive: reading past eof may be triggered for piped file streams

CVE Details

Basic Information

Title Libarchive: reading past eof may be triggered for piped file streams
Type cve
Published 2025-06-09T19:49:13.544Z
Last Seen

Product Information

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Version

CVSS Information

Base Score 3.9 (LOW)
Attack Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact

AI Analysis

AI Description A vulnerability in the libarchive library allows reading past the end of a file when using piped streams with bsdtar, potentially causing memory corruption or a denial-of-service condition.
AI Severity Low
Vendor libarchive project
Product libarchive library
Affected Version

Additional Information

CVE List
CWE List CWE-125
Bulletin Family

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw can be triggered when file streams are piped into bsdtar, potentially allowing for reading past the end of the file. This out-of-bounds read can lead to unintended consequences, including unpredictable program behavior, memory corruption, or a denial-of-service condition.

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