Packages
- libarchive - Library to read/write archive files
Details
It was discovered that the libarchive bsdunzip utility incorrectly handled
certain ZIP archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted ZIP archive, an attacker could use this
issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-1632)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain TAR archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause
libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-25724)
It was discovered that the libarchive bsdunzip utility incorrectly handled
certain ZIP archive files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted ZIP archive, an attacker could use this
issue to cause libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 24.10, and Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-1632)
It was discovered that libarchive incorrectly handled certain TAR archive
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted TAR archive, an attacker could use this issue to cause
libarchive to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-25724)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | libarchive-tools – 3.7.7-0ubuntu2.1 | ||
| libarchive13t64 – 3.7.7-0ubuntu2.1 | |||
| 24.10 oracular | libarchive-tools – 3.7.4-1ubuntu0.2 | ||
| libarchive13t64 – 3.7.4-1ubuntu0.2 | |||
| 24.04 noble | libarchive-tools – 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.4 | ||
| libarchive13t64 – 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.4 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | libarchive-tools – 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.4 | ||
| libarchive13 – 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.4 | |||
| 20.04 focal | libarchive-tools – 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5 | ||
| libarchive13 – 3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5 | |||
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