Use-after-free in lrzip - CVE-2022-26291

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Use-after-free in lrzip - CVE-2022-26291

Published: May 25, 2022 / Updated: May 25, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63638
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26291
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
lrzip
Software vendor:
ckolivas (Con Kolivas)

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a Denial of Service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple concurrency use-after-free between zpaq_decompress_buf() and clear_rulist() functions when processing a crafted Irz file. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted Irz file and cause a Denial of Service (DoS).


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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