Debian Security Advisory
DSA-4919-1 lz4 -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 21 May 2021
- Affected Packages:
- lz4
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 987856.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-3520. - More information:
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Jasper Lievisse Adriaanse reported an integer overflow flaw in lz4, a fast LZ compression algorithm library, resulting in memory corruption.
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.3-1+deb10u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your lz4 packages.
For the detailed security status of lz4 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/lz4