NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting lrzip package, versions <0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-LRZIP-1304719
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021

Introduced: 10 Jun 2021

CVE-2020-25467  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 lrzip to version 0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lrzip package and not the lrzip package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference was discovered lzo_decompress_buf in stream.c in Irzip 0.621 which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted compressed file.

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