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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-6541: Security patch for zziplib (Multiple Advisories)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Feb 2, 2018

Added

Apr 27, 2020

Modified

May 20, 2026

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.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplibamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-zziplib-utils

References

AMAZON-AL2/ALAS-2019-1357
CVE-2018-6541
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-6541
EUVD-EUVD-2018-18293
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-18293

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