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).
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| Weaknesses | CWE-400 CWE-835 |
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| 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). | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2025-11-05T15:44:31.278Z
Reserved: 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2025-60753
Updated: 2025-11-05T15:41:15.270Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-11-05T16:15:40.430
Modified: 2025-11-06T19:45:30.990
Link: CVE-2025-60753
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