CVE-2025-5918

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libarchive (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the libarchive library that occurs when file streams are piped into bsdtar. This leads to an out-of-bounds read, which is a condition where the program reads data past the end of the intended buffer. This can result in memory corruption, unpredictable program behavior, or a denial-of-service condition.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.