CVE-2025-5914
Libarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c
CVSS 3.1 7.8 HIGHCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown
cve-program · CVE-2025-5914
PublishedA 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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CVE-2025-5914 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2025-5914
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14130
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14135
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14137
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14141
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14142
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14525
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14528
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14594
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14644
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14808
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14810
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14828
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15024
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18217
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18218
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:19046
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21885
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21913
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0326
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0934
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1541
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5914
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370861
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2598
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0
Related changes
Linked by CVE identifier- Libarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c · Affected-version evidence changed · 6 Nov 2026
- Libarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c · Affected-version evidence changed · 4 Nov 2026