USN-8733-2: gzip Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 22-09-2026Last modified 23-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-8733-2 is a vulnerability in gzip Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2026-41991CVE-2026-41992

Timeline

  1. 22-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

gzip vulnerabilities USN-8733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Gzip. This update provides the corresponding fix for Gzip on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that Gzip's gzexe utility created temporary files in an insecure manner when mktemp was unavailable. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2026-41991) Elias Hasas, Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski 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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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • gzip< 1.6-3ubuntu1+esm2 | < 1.6-5ubuntu1.2+esm1 | < 1.10-0ubuntu4.1+esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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