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Echo: libarchive: security update to 3.7.4-4+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455601

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - list_item_verbose in tar/util.c in libarchive through 3.7.7 does not check an strftime return value, which
 can lead to a denial of service or unspecified other impact via a crafted TAR archive that is read with a
 verbose value of 2. For example, the 100-byte buffer may not be sufficient for a custom locale.
 (CVE-2025-25724)

Solution

Update the libarchive library and its related packages to version 3.7.4-4+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-25724

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 455601

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-25724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-25724

IAVA: 2024-A-0834-S