Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-1632 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package libarchive. The fix is available in version 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.4; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
Weakness class
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1632 is classified as CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. A resource is not released correctly after use, leaving it locked, leaked or in an inconsistent state.
Affected software
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1632 is recorded against 1 package.
- libarchive (fixed in 3.7.2-2ubuntu0.4)
Timeline and source
Published on 24 February 2025 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
vuldb.com (Report)
vuldb.com (Report)
vuldb.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
libarchive has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release) in other software:
