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Mageia 2025-0102: libarchive Security Advisory Updates

mageia
Calendar Grey March 17, 2025
Dist Mageia Esm H88
libarchive vulnerability in Mageia can lead to denial of service via crafted TAR files. Important updates are necessary.
list_item_verbose in tar/util.c in libarchive through 3.7.7 does not check an strftime return value, which can lead to a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted...

Summary

list_item_verbose in tar/util.c in libarchive through 3.7.7 does not check an strftime return value, which can lead to a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive that is read with a verbose value of 2. For example, the 100-byte buffer may not be sufficient for a custom locale. (CVE-2025-25724

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34102

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- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25724

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security update libarchive Mageia tar utility

Resolution

SRPMS

- 9/core/libarchive-3.6.2-5.4.mga9

Severity
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Publication date: 17 Mar 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0102.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2025-25724

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security update libarchive Mageia tar utility

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