SUSE-SU-2025:0986-1: moderate: Security update for libarchive

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# Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0986-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-21T17:49:34Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1238610

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-25724

  
CVSS scores:

  * 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:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for libarchive fixes the following issues:

  * 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-986=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-986=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2025-986=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.4  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-986=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-986=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-986=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * bsdtar-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-devel-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * bsdtar-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)
    * libarchive13-32bit-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libarchive13-64bit-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-64bit-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * libarchive13-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive13-debuginfo-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1
    * libarchive-debugsource-3.5.1-150400.3.18.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-25724.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238610

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