AlmaLinux alert ALSA-2025:14135 (libarchive)

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[Announce]  [Security Advisory] ALSA-2025:14135: libarchive security update (Important)
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Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:01:42 +0000
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AlmaLinux: 8
Type: Security
Severity: Important
Release date: 2025-08-21

Summary:

The libarchive programming library can create and read several different streaming archive formats,
including GNU tar, cpio, and ISO 9660 CD-ROM images. Libarchive is used notably in the bsdtar
utility, scripting language bindings such as python-libarchive, and several popular desktop file
managers.  

Security Fix(es):  

  * libarchive: Double free at archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() in
archive_read_support_format_rar.c (CVE-2025-5914)


For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments,
and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.


Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information:
https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-14135.html

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