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Oracle Linux 10 : libarchive (ELSA-2025-14137)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 253054

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-14137 advisory.

 [3.7.7-4]
 - Resolves: CVE-2025-5914

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected bsdtar, libarchive and / or libarchive-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-14137.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 253054

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-14137.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/20/2025

Updated: 8/20/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2025-5914

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:bsdtar, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libarchive-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:libarchive, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10

Required KB Items: Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/9/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5914

IAVA: 2024-A-0834-S, 2025-A-0551