Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0985-1
Release Date: 2025-03-21T17:45:26Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-1632 ( SUSE ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-1632 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-1632 ( NVD ): 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2025-1632 ( NVD ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-25724 ( SUSE ): 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-25724 ( SUSE ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-25724 ( NVD ): 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-1632: Fixed null pointer dereference in bsdunzip.c (bsc#1237606)
  • CVE-2025-25724: Fixed buffer overflow vulnerability in function list_item_verbose() in tar/util.c (bsc#1238610)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-985=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-985=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-985=1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-985=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libarchive-devel-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive13-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • bsdtar-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive13-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • bsdtar-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive-debugsource-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive13-32bit-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive13-64bit-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libarchive-devel-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive13-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive-debugsource-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive13-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • bsdtar-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • libarchive-debugsource-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1
    • bsdtar-debuginfo-3.7.2-150600.3.12.1

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