Description
When reading a specially crafted 7Z archive, the construction of the list of codecs that decompress an entry can result in an infinite loop. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' sevenz package.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Commons Compress | 1.6 – < Apache Commons Compress* | Apache Commons Compress* |
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 | libcommons-compress-java | 1.21-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | libcommons-compress-java | 1.21-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | libcommons-compress-java | 1.21-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libcommons-compress-java | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | apache-commons-compress +1 | 1.21-1.2.el8ev | RHSA-2022:5555 |
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | ovirt-dependencies | 4.5.2-1.el8ev | RHSA-2022:5555 |
| Red Hat Rhev Manager 4 | ovirt-web-ui | 1.9.0-1.el8ev | RHSA-2022:5555 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | apache-commons-compress | 1.21-3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2612-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | apache-commons-compress | 1.21-3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:2612-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | apache-commons-compress | 1.21-1.2 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10618-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | apache-commons-compress | 1.21-3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:2612-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | apache-commons-compress | 1.21-lp152.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1115-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | apache-commons-compress | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.commons:commons-compress | < 1.21 | 1.21 | GHSA-7hfm-57qf-j43q |
Advisories 9
- RHSA-2022:5555 Red Hat Security Advisory: RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) [ovirt-4.5.1] security, bug fix and update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 14, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0607 Red Hat FUSE: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 9, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0699 Red Hat Virtualization: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 1, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:2612-1 Security update for apache-commons-compress SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10618-1 apache-commons-compress-1.21-1.2 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:2612-1 Security update for apache-commons-compress SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0180 Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 20, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:1115-1 Security update for apache-commons-compress SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
- WID-SEC-2024-1627 Atlassian Confluence: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 16, 2024
References
- https://commons.apache.org/proper/commons-compress/security-reports.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r19ebfd71770ec0617a9ea180e321ef927b3fefb4c81ec5d1902d20ab%40%3Cuser.commons.apache.org%3E
- [oss-security] 20210713 CVE-2021-35515: Apache Commons Compress 1.6 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability mailing-list
- [announce] 20210713 CVE-2021-35515: Apache Commons Compress 1.6 to 1.20 denial of service vulnerability mailing-list
- [pulsar-commits] 20210716 [GitHub] [pulsar] lhotari opened a new pull request #11345: [Security] Upgrade commons-compress to 1.21 mailing-list
- [druid-commits] 20210726 [GitHub] [druid] suneet-s opened a new pull request #11496: Address CVE-2021-35515 CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [druid-commits] 20210726 [GitHub] [druid] suneet-s merged pull request #11496: Address CVE-2021-35515 CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [druid-commits] 20210726 [druid] branch master updated: Address CVE-2021-35515 CVE-2021-36090 (#11496) mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210802 [GitHub] [skywalking] wu-sheng opened a new pull request #7400: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210802 [skywalking] 01/01: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210803 [skywalking] branch master updated: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 (#7400) mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210803 [GitHub] [skywalking] hanahmily merged pull request #7400: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210803 [GitHub] [skywalking] codecov[bot] edited a comment on pull request #7400: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210802 [GitHub] [skywalking] codecov[bot] commented on pull request #7400: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [skywalking-notifications] 20210802 [GitHub] [skywalking] codecov[bot] edited a comment on pull request #7400: Fix CVE-2021-35515, CVE-2021-35516, CVE-2021-35517, CVE-2021-36090 mailing-list
- [poi-dev] 20210923 Re: [VOTE] Apache POI 5.1.0 release (RC1) mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0001/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html