SUSE-SU-2025:0985-1: moderate: Security update for libarchive

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# Security update for libarchive

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0985-1  
Release Date: 2025-03-21T17:45:26Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1237606
  * bsc#1238610

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-1632
  * CVE-2025-25724

  
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

## References:

  * 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=1237606
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1238610

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