Description
An issue was discovered in ZZIPlib through 0.13.69. There is a memory leak triggered in the function __zzip_parse_root_directory in zip.c, which will lead to a denial of service attack.
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 | zziplib | 0.13.62-3.2 | — |
| Debian 13 | zziplib | 0.13.62-3.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | zziplib | 0.13.62-3.2 | — |
| Debian 8 | zziplib | 0.13.62-3+deb8u2 | DLA-2258-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.62-11.el7 | RHSA-2019:2196 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | zziplib | 0.13.69-3.10.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2750-1 |
| SLES 15 | zziplib | 0.13.69-3.10.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2750-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | zziplib | 0.13.67-10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:3341-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | zziplib | 0.13.67-10.25.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:3341-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | zziplib | 0.13.72-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11546-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | zziplib | 0.13.69-lp151.4.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:2396-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | zziplib | 0.13.69-lp150.7.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:2394-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | zziplib | 0.13.69-r2 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.62-11.amzn2 | ALAS2-2019-1357 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | zziplib | 0.13.69-8 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.62-11.el7 | ELSA-2019-2196 |
Advisories 10
- WID-SEC-2022-0517 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 18, 2026
- RHSA-2019:2196 Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DLA-2258-1 zziplib - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2396-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2750-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:3341-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11546-1 libzzip-0-13-0.13.72-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2394-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2-2019-1357 Low: zziplib security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 7, 2019
- ELSA-2019-2196 Low: zziplib security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 13, 2019
References
- https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/58
- RHSA-2019:2196 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2396 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2394 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200628 [SECURITY] [DLA 2258-1] zziplib security update mailing-list