UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60753

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-60753
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60753.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60753
Upstream
Published
2025-11-05T16:15:00Z
Modified
2025-11-14T05:19:02Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in libarchive bsdtar before version 3.8.1 in function apply_substitution in file tar/subst.c when processing crafted -s substitution rules. This can cause unbounded memory allocation and lead to denial of service (Out-of-Memory crash).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.0-1
3.4.0-1build1
3.4.0-1ubuntu2
3.4.0-2ubuntu1
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.1
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.2
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.3
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.4
3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.4.3-2
3.4.3-2build1
3.5.2-1
3.5.2-1ubuntu1
3.6.0-1ubuntu1
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.1
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.2
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.3
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.4
3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-1ubuntu1.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.7.2-2ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.2-1ubuntu1
3.7.2-1ubuntu1
3.7.2-1ubuntu2
3.7.2-1.1ubuntu2
3.7.2-2
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.1
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.2
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.3
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.4
3.7.2-2ubuntu0.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.7.2-2ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.7.2-2ubuntu0.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13t64",
            "binary_version": "3.7.2-2ubuntu0.5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.7.7-0ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.7.4-1
3.7.4-1ubuntu1
3.7.4-1.1
3.7.7-0ubuntu1
3.7.7-0ubuntu2
3.7.7-0ubuntu2.1
3.7.7-0ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-0ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-0ubuntu2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13t64",
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-0ubuntu2.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.7.7-0ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.7.7-0ubuntu2
3.7.7-0ubuntu2.1
3.7.7-0ubuntu2.2
3.7.7-0ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-0ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-0ubuntu3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13t64",
            "binary_version": "3.7.7-0ubuntu3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-5ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.2
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.3
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.4
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.6
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.7
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm1
3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.1.2-11build1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.1
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.2
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.3
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.4
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.5
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.6
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.7
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8
3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

libarchive

Package

Name
libarchive
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libarchive@3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.2-3.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.1
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.2
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.3
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.4
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.5
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.6
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7
3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "Memory consumption issue in a command line tool via incorrect options",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdcpio",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "bsdtar",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive-tools",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libarchive13",
            "binary_version": "3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm1"
        }
    ]
}