Directory Traversal Affecting lrzsz package, versions <0:0.12.20-46.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LRZSZ-21137152
  • published16 Oct 2026
  • disclosed6 Oct 2026

Introduced: 6 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-105840  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 lrzsz to version 0:0.12.20-46.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-83525.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lrzsz package and not the lrzsz package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's restricted mode that allows malicious ZMODEM senders to write files outside the current directory using absolute pathnames. Because checkpath() in src/lrz.c only rejects '../' sequences unless built with --enable-pubdir, attackers can send files named with absolute paths to overwrite any file writable by the receiving user.

CVSS Base Scores

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