A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archivereadformatrarseek_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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"cna_assigner": "redhat",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-190"
],
"osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/5xxx/CVE-2025-5914.json"
}