CVE-2025-60753

An issue was discovered in libarchive bsdtar before version 3.8.1 in function apply_substitution in file tar/subst.c when processing crafted -s substitution rules. This can cause unbounded memory allocation and lead to denial of service (Out-of-Memory crash).

Scoring

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS base score

5.5

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS probability

0.16%

Published

2025-11-05

Last modified

2026-09-14

Affected products

• n/a n/a

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