USN-8512-1: gzip Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-8512-1 is a vulnerability in gzip Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 06-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
gzip vulnerabilities It was discovered that Gzip's gzexe utility handled temporary files in an insecure manner. When the mktemp utility was not available, gzexe constructed a temporary file path based on the process ID, which could be predicted. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. (CVE-2026-41991) It was discovered that Gzip incorrectly handled certain compressed files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information or cause Gzip to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-41992)
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Known exploited
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- gzip< 1.10-4ubuntu4.2 | < 1.12-1ubuntu3.2 | < 1.14-1~exp2ubuntu1.1
1 vendor · 1 product