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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2993-1 libz-mingw-w64 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

04 May 2022

Affected Packages:

libz-mingw-w64

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2018-25032.

More information:

One security issue has been found in a compression library libz-mingw-w64.

Danilo Ramos discovered that incorrect memory handling in libz-mingw-w64's deflate handling could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if specially crafted input is processed.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.11+dfsg-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libz-mingw-w64 packages.

For the detailed security status of libz-mingw-w64 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libz-mingw-w64

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS