Infinite loop Affecting dpkg package, versions [,1.23.6)
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- published8 Mar 2026
- disclosed7 Mar 2026
- creditYashashree Gund
Introduced: 7 Mar 2026
CVE-2026-2219 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade dpkg to version 1.23.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Infinite loop in the dpkg-deb process when handling zstd-compressed archives. An attacker can cause the process to enter an infinite loop and exhaust CPU resources by providing a specially crafted .deb file with an improperly terminated data stream.