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High RLSA-2026:83525 2 CVEs

Important: lrzsz security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Oct 16, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Summary

Lrzsz (consisting of lrz and lsz) is a cosmetically modified zmodem/ymodem/xmodem package built from the public-domain version of the rzsz package. Lrzsz was created to provide a working GNU copylefted Zmodem solution for Linux systems.

Security Fix(es):

* lrzsz: lrzsz: Arbitrary file overwrite via absolute path traversal in restricted mode (CVE-2026-105840)

* lrzsz: lrzsz: Arbitrary command execution via crafted file names in pipe mode (CVE-2026-105841)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* lrzsz: segfault with -s [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-282148)

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 lrzsz 0:0.12.20-46.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.5

    lrzsz before 0.13.0 Path Traversal via lrz Restricted Mode checkpath()

    lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's restricted mode that allows malicious ZMODEM senders to write files outside the current directory using absolute pathnames. Because checkpath() in src/lrz.c only rejects …

  • High 7.5

    lrzsz before 0.13.0 OS Command Injection via lrz Pipe Mode

    lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the lrz receive utility's pipe mode that allows remote senders to execute commands by supplying crafted filenames. When lrz runs under a suffixed name such as lrztar, procheader() in src/lr…

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546590
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546595
  • advisory
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83525