Summary
USN-5570-1 fixed a vulnerability in zlib. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
Evgeny Legerov discovered that zlib incorrectly handled memory when
performing certain inflate operations. An attacker could use this issue
to cause zlib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | zlib | 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu1.5 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | zlib | 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2ubuntu9.2 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.8
zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip heade…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-37434