Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2025-2912
Advisory Released Date: 2025-07-10
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-07-10
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. (CVE-2025-5914)
Affected Packages:
libarchive
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update libarchive to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.aarch64
libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.aarch64
bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.aarch64
bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.aarch64
libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.aarch64
i686:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.i686
libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.i686
bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.i686
bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.i686
libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.i686
src:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.src
x86_64:
libarchive-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.x86_64
libarchive-devel-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.x86_64
bsdtar-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.x86_64
bsdcpio-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.x86_64
libarchive-debuginfo-3.1.2-14.amzn2.0.4.x86_64