# CVE-2025-5917: Libarchive: off by one error in build\_ustar\_entry\_name() at archive\_write\_set\_format\_pax.c

- Severity: CVSS 2.8 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8.0
- Published: 2025-06-09 · Updated: 2026-09-01

## Affected

- libarchive: fixed in 3.8.0
- libarchive: version range not reported
- libarchive: version range not reported
- libarchive: version range not reported
- libarchive: version range not reported
- libarchive: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library. This flaw involves an 'off-by-one' miscalculation when handling prefixes and suffixes for file names. This can lead to a 1-byte write overflow. While seemingly small, such an overflow can corrupt adjacent memory, leading to unpredictable program behavior, crashes, or in specific circumstances, could be leveraged as a building block for more sophisticated exploitation. This bug affects libarchive versions prior to 3.8.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libarchive, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-5917
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370874
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/pull/2588
- https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/releases/tag/v3.8.0

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