#VU114558 Memory leak in xz - CVE-2025-58058
Published: August 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114558
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-58058
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
xz
xz
Software vendor:
ulikunitz
ulikunitz
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak when decoding corrupted LZMA archives. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.