Source: libarchive Version: 3.7.4-3 Severity: important Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2588 X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]> Control: found -1 3.6.2-1+deb12u2 Control: found -1 3.6.2-1
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for libarchive. CVE-2025-5917[0]: | A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This | flaw involves an 'off-by-one' miscalculation when handling prefixes | and suffixes for file names. This can lead to a 1-byte write | overflow. While seemingly small, such an overflow can corrupt | adjacent memory, leading to unpredictable program behavior, crashes, | or in specific circumstances, could be leveraged as a building block | for more sophisticated exploitation. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-5917 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5917 [1] https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2588 [2] https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/commit/7c02cde37a63580cd1859183fbbd2cf04a89be85 Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
