SUSE-SU-2025:20257-1: important: Security update for libarchive

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# Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20257-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-31T14:21:21Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1225971
  * bsc#1225972
  * bsc#1231544
  * bsc#1231624
  * bsc#1237606
  * bsc#1238610

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-20696
  * CVE-2024-20697
  * CVE-2024-26256
  * CVE-2024-48957
  * CVE-2024-48958
  * CVE-2025-1632
  * CVE-2025-25724

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-20696 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-20696 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-20697 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-20697 ( NVD ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-26256 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-26256 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-48957 ( SUSE ):  5.7
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-48957 ( SUSE ):  7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
  * CVE-2024-48957 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-48957 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-48958 ( SUSE ):  7.1
    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  * CVE-2024-48958 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-48958 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * CVE-2024-48958 ( NVD ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  * 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 ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * 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:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

  
  
An update that solves seven 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 libarchive
    (bsc#1238610)
  * CVE-2024-48958: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_delta
    (bsc#1231624)
  * CVE-2024-20697: Fixed Out of bounds Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    (also attributed CVE-2024-26256) (CVE-2024-26256, bsc#1225972)
  * CVE-2024-48957: Fixed out-of-bounds access in execute_filter_audio
    (bsc#1231544)
  * CVE-2024-20696: Fixed heap based out-of-bounds write (bsc#1225971)

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-50=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.7.4-slfo.1.1_2.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.7.4-slfo.1.1_2.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.7.4-slfo.1.1_2.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20696.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-20697.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-26256.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-48957.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-48958.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-1632.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-25724.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225971
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225972
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231544
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231624
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1237606
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238610

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