Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : dpkg vulnerability (USN-8249-1)

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8249-1 advisory. Yashashree Gund discovered that the dpkg dpkg-deb tool incorrectly handled certain zstd-compressed .deb archives. If a user or automated system were trick...

PT-2026-39177

Yashashree Gund discovered that the dpkg dpkg-deb tool incorrectly handled certain zstd-compressed .deb archives. If a user or automated system were tricked into manipulating a specially crafted .deb archive, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause dpkg-deb to stop responding,...