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RHSA-2026:37764

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2026-07-10 12:56 - Updated: 2026-09-06 14:56
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
Severity
Low
Notes
Topic: An update for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs is now available.
Details: This update includes the following RPMs: gzip: * gzip-1.14-2.3.hum1 (aarch64, x86_64) * gzip-1.14-2.3.hum1.src (src) Security Fix(es): gzip: * CVE-2026-41992
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A flaw was found in GNU gzip. This global buffer overflow vulnerability in the LZH decompression logic is caused by improper reuse of shared global state between different decompression formats. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted LZW file followed by a specially crafted LZH file to the `gzip -d` command. This can lead to an out-of-bounds read, potentially resulting in information disclosure.

CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:gzip-main@aarch64
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:gzip-main@src
Vendor Fix fix
Unresolved product id: Red Hat Hardened Images:gzip-main@x86_64
Vendor Fix fix
Threats
Impact Low

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