cve 2025 5917

About this tag
CVE-2025-5917 is an off-by-one vulnerability in libarchive's ustar/PAX handling, specifically in the build_ustar_entry_name function. Microsoft's advisory confirms the flaw affects its Azure Linux distribution, but the company's attestation only covers what it has validated, not a guarantee that no other Microsoft product includes the vulnerable library. Discussions on WindowsForum.com clarify that the scope of Microsoft's statement is limited to Azure Linux, and users should not assume other Microsoft products are unaffected without separate verification. The tag covers analysis of the advisory's implications for enterprise IT and security teams managing Linux workloads on Azure.

  1. CVE-2025-5917: Azure Linux Attestation, Not a Universal Microsoft Guarantee

    Microsoft’s public advisory around CVE‑2025‑5917 correctly narrows the company’s validated scope to its Azure Linux distribution for this particular libarchive flaw, but that attestation is a statement of what Microsoft has finished inventorying — not a technical guarantee that no other...