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 9 and its extended update support versions. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the 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 9 and its extended update support versions across multiple architectures. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updates to address this issue. The vulnerability is rated as having moderate security impact.