Name: CVE-2026-2219: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-2219, CWE-835, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00013

It was discovered that dpkg-deb (a component of dpkg, the Debian package management system) does not properly validate the end of the data stream when uncompressing a zstd-compressed .deb archive, which may result in denial of service (infinite loop spinning the CPU).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade dpkg	Jun 18, 2026	Mar 7, 2026
Debian	—	Upgrade dpkg	May 17, 2026	May 17, 2026
Suse	—	Upgrade dpkgUpgrade dpkg-langUpgrade dpkg-develUpgrade update-alternatives	Jun 9, 2026	Mar 19, 2026
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade dpkg	May 7, 2026	Mar 7, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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