Summary
The zlib packages provide a general-purpose lossless data compression library that is used by many different programs.
Security Fix(es):
* zlib: A flaw found in zlib when compressing (not decompressing) certain inputs (CVE-2018-25032)
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 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | mingw32-zlib | 1.2.8-10.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | mingw32-zlib-static | 1.2.8-10.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | mingw64-zlib | 1.2.8-10.el8 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | mingw64-zlib-static | 1.2.8-10.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
Nokogiri affected by zlib's Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability
zlib before 1.2.12 allows memory corruption when deflating (i.e., when compressing) if the input has many distant matches.