Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in ZZIPlib 0.13.69 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a zip file, because of the function unzzip_cat in the bins/unzzipcat-mem.c file.
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 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | zziplib | No fix yet | — |
| 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 10 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.78-2.el10 | RHSA-2025:20478 |
| RHEL 9 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.71-12.el9 | RHSA-2025:20838 |
| RHEL 8 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.68-8.el8 | RHSA-2020:1653 |
| RHEL 7 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.62-12.el7 | RHSA-2020:1178 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 10 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.78-2.el10 | ALSA-2025:20478 |
| AlmaLinux 9 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.71-12.el9 | ALSA-2025:20838 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | zziplib-devel | 0.13.68-8.el8 | ALSA-2020:1653 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 10 | zziplib | 0.13.78-2.el10 | RLSA-2025:20478 |
| Rocky Linux 9 | zziplib | 0.13.71-12.el9 | RLSA-2025:20838 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | zziplib | 0.13.68-8.el8 | RLSA-2020:1653 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 | zziplib | 0.13.69-3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3220-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | zziplib | 0.13.67-10.14.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:3379-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | zziplib | 0.13.72-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11546-1 |
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 | 0.13.62-12.amzn2 | ALAS2-2020-1551 |
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 9 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.71-12.el9 | ELSA-2025-20838 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | zziplib +1 | 0.13.68-8.el8 | ELSA-2020-1653 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.62-12.el7 | ELSA-2020-1178 |
Advisories 18
- ALSA-2025:20478 Moderate: zziplib security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2025:20838 Moderate: zziplib security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2020:1653 Moderate: zziplib security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2025:20838 Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 22, 2026
- RHSA-2025:20478 Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 22, 2026
- RHSA-2020:1653 Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 22, 2026
- RHSA-2020:1178 Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 22, 2026
- RLSA-2020:1653 Moderate: zziplib security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:3379-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:3220-1 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
- WID-SEC-2025-2548 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 2, 2025
- RLSA-2025:20478 Moderate: zziplib security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Nov 21, 2025
- RLSA-2025:20838 Moderate: zziplib security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Nov 21, 2025
- ELSA-2025-20838 Moderate: zziplib security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 17, 2025
- ALAS2-2020-1551 Moderate: zziplib security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 22, 2020
- ELSA-2020-1653 Moderate: zziplib security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 5, 2020
- ELSA-2020-1178 Moderate: zziplib security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Apr 6, 2020