Out-of-bounds Write Affecting bzip2 package, versions [0,]
Threat Intelligence
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- published30 May 2026
- disclosed28 May 2026
- creditMichał Majchrowicz, Marcin Wyczechowski
Introduced: 28 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-42250 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the bzip2recover utility when processing a specially crafted file. An attacker can cause memory corruption and application crash by supplying a malicious input file.