Echo: libarchive: security update to 3.7.4-4

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 460500

Description

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

- A vulnerability has been identified in the libarchive library, specifically within the
archive_read_format_rar_seek_data() function. This flaw involves an integer overflow that can ultimately
lead to a double-free condition. Exploiting a double-free vulnerability can result in memory corruption,
enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. (CVE-2025-5914)

Solution

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

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-5914

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 460500

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5914

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5914