CVE-2025-5914 HIGH

CVE-2025-5914: Libarchive: double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in archive_read_support_format_rar.c

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-190
Published June 9, 2025
Last update June 5, 2026

CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 9, 2025 CVE published
June 5, 2026 Record updated