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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5914

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function.

Published Jun 9, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 12, 2026 · Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5914. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 patch: 1.36.0-18

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.

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  • vendor Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 patch: 1.36.0-18patch: 1.36.0-18

How to fix CVE-2025-5914

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5914. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8 patch: 1.36.0-18 patch: 1.36.0-18. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 9, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5914

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-17572

    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 me

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.