Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update
Affects Red Hat libarchiveSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 18:36 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated libarchive packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update support versions. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-25724) has been identified in the libarchive programming library, which is used to create and read various streaming archive formats. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update support versions across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated libarchive packages to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as moderate in severity.