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High DSA-5895-1 1 CVE

xz-utils - security update

Published Apr 5, 2025 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 12 xz-utils 5.4.1-1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 8.7

    XZ has a heap-use-after-free bug in threaded .xz decoder

    XZ Utils provide a general-purpose data-compression library plus command-line tools. In XZ Utils 5.3.3alpha to 5.8.0, the multithreaded .xz decoder in liblzma has a bug where invalid input can at least result in a crash. The effects include heap use after fre…