Out-of-bounds Write Affecting lz4-devel package, versions <0:1.8.3-5.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
10.45% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-LZ4DEVEL-11332572
  • published30 Jul 2025
  • disclosed14 Oct 2019

Introduced: 14 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-17543  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 lz4-devel to version 0:1.8.3-5.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2025:11035.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lz4-devel package and not the lz4-devel package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

LZ4 before 1.9.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in LZ4_write32 (related to LZ4_compress_destSize), affecting applications that call LZ4_compress_fast with a large input. (This issue can also lead to data corruption.) NOTE: the vendor states "only a few specific / uncommon usages of the API are at risk."

References

CVSS Base Scores

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