Out-of-bounds Write Affecting lrzip package, versions <0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.9% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LRZIP-2772387
  • published19 Aug 2025
  • disclosed15 Apr 2022

Introduced: 15 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-28044  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 lrzip to version 0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

CVSS Base Scores

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