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Low ALSA-2021:4316 1 CVE

Low: zziplib security update

Published Nov 9, 2021 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The zziplib is a lightweight library to easily extract data from zip files.

Security Fix(es):

* zziplib: infinite loop via the return value of zzip_file_read() as used in unzzip_cat_file() (CVE-2020-18442)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 zziplib 0.13.68-9.el8
AlmaLinux · 8 zziplib-devel 0.13.68-9.el8
AlmaLinux · 8 zziplib-utils 0.13.68-9.el8

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2020-18442