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HistoryOct 17, 2022 - 6:37 p.m.

zlib vulnerability

2022-10-1718:37:50
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7.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.003 Low

EPSS

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71.4%

USN-5570-1 fixed a vulnerability in zlib. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Evgeny Legerov discovered that zlib incorrectly handled memory when
performing certain inflate operations. An attacker could use this issue
to cause zlib to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.