Description
Infinite Loop in zziplib v0.13.69 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via the return value "zzip_file_read" in the function "unzzip_cat_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 | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | zziplib | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | zziplib | 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | zziplib | 0.13.62-3.2~deb9u2 | DLA-2859-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | zziplib | 0.13.62-3.2ubuntu1.1 | USN-6298-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | zziplib | 0.13.62-3.1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | USN-6298-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | zziplib | 0.13.62-3ubuntu0.16.04.2+esm1 | USN-6298-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.68-9.el8 | RHSA-2021:4316 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.68-9.el8 | ALSA-2021:4316 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | zziplib | 0.13.68-9.el8 | RLSA-2021:4316 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | zziplib | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | zziplib | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | zziplib | 0.13.67-10.33.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | zziplib | 0.13.69-150000.3.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.72-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-006 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | zziplib +2 | 0.13.68-9.el8 | ELSA-2021-4316 |
Advisories 10
- ALSA-2021:4316 Low: zziplib security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0571 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2021:4316 Red Hat Security Advisory: zziplib security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-6298-1 zziplib vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- DLA-2859-1 zziplib - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RLSA-2021:4316 Low: zziplib security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0970-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2164-1 Security update for zziplib SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ALAS2023-2023-006 Low: zziplib security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 23, 2023
- ELSA-2021-4316 Low: zziplib security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 16, 2021
References
- https://github.com/gdraheim/zziplib/issues/68
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211228 [SECURITY] [DLA 2859-1] zziplib security update mailing-list
- FEDORA-2022-8109b472a3 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-737e44718a vendor-advisory