Vulnerability · Published Nov 5, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-60753
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop in the libarchive package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libarchive | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60753 |
| Debian:13 | libarchive | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60753 |
| Debian:14 | libarchive | 3.8.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-60753 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60753 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libarchive | 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60753 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | libarchive | 3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-60753 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-835, CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H