Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before the start of the block.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-8.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-8.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-8.1 | — |
| Debian 8 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-7+deb8u1 | DLA-1833-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | bzip2 | 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.1 | USN-4038-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | bzip2 | 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.1 | USN-4038-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | bzip2 | 1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-4038-2 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1206-2 |
| SLES 15 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-5.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1206-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP1 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | bzip2 | 1.0.5-34.256.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:14122-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | bzip2 | 1.0.5-34.256.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:14122-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-30.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | bzip2 | 1.0.8-3.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10667-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-lp151.5.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1435-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-lp150.4.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1398-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.8 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.6 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.5 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
| Alpine v3.4 | bzip2 | 1.0.6-r5 | — |
Advisories 13
- SSA-398330 SSA-398330: Vulnerabilities in the additional GNU/Linux subsystem of the SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP >= V3.1.0 and < V3.1.5 Siemens ProductCERT · Oct 13, 2026
- USN-4038-2 bzip2 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- USN-4038-1 bzip2 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-1833-1 bzip2 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:14122-1 Security update for bzip2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:1206-1 Security update for bzip2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1398-1 Security update for bzip2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1435-1 Security update for bzip2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10667-1 bzip2-1.0.8-3.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:1206-2 Security update for bzip2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:1955-1 Security update for bzip2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ICSA-23-348-10 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CISA ICS & IT advisories · Aug 12, 2025
- WID-SEC-2023-1614 Tenable Security Nessus Network Monitor: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 25, 2023
References
- [oss-security] 20160620 CVE-2016-3189: bzip2 use-after-free on bzip2recover mailing-list
- 1036132 vdb-entry
- 91297 vdb-entry
- GLSA-201708-08 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190624 [SECURITY] [DLA 1833-1] bzip2 security update mailing-list
- USN-4038-2 vendor-advisory
- USN-4038-1 vendor-advisory
- 20190715 [slackware-security] bzip2 (SSA:2019-195-01) mailing-list
- FreeBSD-SA-19:18 vendor-advisory
- 20190806 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-19:18.bzip2 mailing-list
- [kafka-dev] 20200413 [jira] [Created] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before th mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20200413 [jira] [Created] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before t mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20200413 [jira] [Updated] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before t mailing-list
- [kafka-users] 20200413 CVEs for the dependency software guava and rocksdbjni of Kafka mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20200414 [jira] [Commented] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before mailing-list
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1319648
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153644/Slackware-Security-Advisory-bzip2-Updates.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153957/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-19-18.bzip2.html
- [kafka-jira] 20210729 [jira] [Comment Edited] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to b mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20210729 [jira] [Commented] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20210729 [jira] [Resolved] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before mailing-list
- [kafka-dev] 20210729 [jira] [Resolved] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before t mailing-list
- [kafka-jira] 20210729 [jira] [Commented] (KAFKA-9858) CVE-2016-3189 Use-after-free vulnerability in bzip2recover in bzip2 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted bzip2 file, related to block ends set to before mailing-list