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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-6541: Security patch for zziplib (ALAS-2019-1357)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-6541: Security patch for zziplib (ALAS-2019-1357)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/02/2018
Created
05/08/2020
Added
04/27/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib-utils

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