ALSA-2026:61623

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Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:61623.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:61623
Related
  • CVE-2026-41991
  • CVE-2026-41992
Published
2026-08-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T12:45:03.462490968Z
Summary
Moderate: gzip security update
Details

The gzip packages contain the gzip (GNU zip) data compression utility. gzip is used to compress regular files. It replaces them with files containing the .gz extension, while retaining ownership modes, access, and modification times.

Security Fix(es):

  • gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility (CVE-2026-41991)
  • gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global buffer overflow in LZH decompression (CVE-2026-41992)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 / gzip

Package

Name
gzip
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/gzip

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12-2.el9_8

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:61623.json"