Is CVE-2025-60753 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-60753 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-60753?

CVE-2025-60753 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (Moderate).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-60753?

CVE-2025-60753 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (5th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-60753?

Upgrade libarchive on debian unstable to 3.8.4-1 or later. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-60753

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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).

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

libarchiveDebian

Fixed in:3.8.4-1CVE-2025-60753

libarchiveRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:8944

Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:8944

Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:8944

libarchiveRocky

Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:8944

Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:8944

Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:8944

bsdcpioUbuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2USN-8147-1

bsdtarUbuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2USN-8147-1

libarchiveUbuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1USN-8147-1

libarchive-devUbuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1USN-8147-1

libarchive-toolsUbuntu

Fixed in:3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1USN-8147-1

libarchive13Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.1.2-7ubuntu2.8+esm4USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.1.2-11ubuntu0.16.04.8+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.2.2-3.1ubuntu0.7+esm2USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.4.0-2ubuntu1.5+esm1USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.6.0-1ubuntu1.6USN-8147-1

libarchive13t64Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.7.2-2ubuntu0.6USN-8147-1

Fixed in:3.7.7-0ubuntu3.1USN-8147-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-400 (Resource Exhaustion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-44487	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-3192	High	7.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25617	Medium	5.3	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-1000115	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix

Embed a live status badge for CVE-2025-60753

Markdown

[![CVE-2025-60753](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2025-60753.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2025-60753)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2025-60753"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2025-60753.svg" alt="CVE-2025-60753"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-02-04.