Summary
The bzip2 packages contain a freely available, high-quality data compressor. It provides both standalone compression and decompression utilities, as well as a shared library for use with other programs.
Security Fix(es):
* bzip2: out-of-bounds write in function BZ2_decompress (CVE-2019-12900)
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.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-27.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | bzip2-devel | 1.0.6-27.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | bzip2-libs | 1.0.6-27.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
out-of-bounds write when there are many bzip2 selectors
BZ2_decompress in decompress.c in bzip2 through 1.0.6 has an out-of-bounds write when there are many selectors.