AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: gzip (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1783514299)

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1783514299 advisory. - GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not availabl...

AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: gzip Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1783934943)

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1783934943 advisory. - GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not...

Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: gzip / gzip-debuginfo / gzip-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_65998)

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-202665998 advisory. gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility CVE-2026-41991 gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global...

Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: gzip / gzip-debuginfo / gzip-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_61623)

The Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-202661623 advisory. gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility CVE-2026-41991 gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global...

Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: gzip Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1783934943)

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1783934943 advisory. - GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is n...

Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: gzip / gzip-debuginfo / gzip-debugsource Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_61625)

The Rocky Linux 10.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-202661625 advisory. gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility CVE-2026-41991 gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global...

USN-8733-2: Gzip vulnerabilities

USN-8733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Gzip. This update provides the corresponding fix for Gzip on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that Gzip's gzexe utility created temporary files in an insecu...

USN-8733-2 gzip vulnerabilities

USN-8733-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Gzip. This update provides the corresponding fix for Gzip on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Michał Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that Gzip's gzexe utility created temporary files in an insecu...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.12.0 : gzip (EulerOS-SA-2026-3642)

According to the versions of the gzip package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : GNU gzip contains a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the LZH decompression logic caused by improper reuse of shared global stat...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.12.1 : gzip (EulerOS-SA-2026-3588)

According to the versions of the gzip package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : GNU gzip contains a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the LZH decompression logic caused by improper reuse of shared global stat...

MiracleLinux 8 : gzip-1.9-15.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-1832:03)

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1832:03 advisory. gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility CVE-2026-41991 gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via...

gzip security update

An update is available for gzip. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list The gzip packages contain the gzip GNU zip data compression utility. gzip is use...

RLSA-2026:65998 Moderate: gzip security update

The gzip packages contain the gzip GNU zip data compression utility. gzip is used to compress regular files. It replaces them with files containing the .gz extension, while retaining ownership modes, access, and modification times. Security Fixes: gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure...

RockyLinux 8 : gzip (RLSA-2026:65998)

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:65998 advisory. gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility CVE-2026-41991 gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Gzip vulnerabilities (USN-8733-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8733-1 advisory. Micha Majchrowicz and Marcin Wyczechowski discovered that Gzip's gzexe utility created temporary files in an insecure manner when mktemp was unavailable....

AlmaLinux 8 : gzip (ALSA-2026:65998)

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:65998 advisory. gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility CVE-2026-41991 gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: gzip (UTSA-2026-107043)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-107043 advisory. GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the users PATH, gzexe...

gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility

A flaw was found in the gzexe utility of GNU gzip. When the mktemp utility is not available, gzexe creates temporary files with predictable names based on the process ID. A local attacker can exploit this by pre-creating a symbolic link to an arbitrary file at the predicted temporary file path...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: gzip security update

An update for gzip is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the C...

ALSA-2026:65998 Moderate: gzip security update

The gzip packages contain the gzip GNU zip data compression utility. gzip is used to compress regular files. It replaces them with files containing the .gz extension, while retaining ownership modes, access, and modification times. Security Fixes: gzip: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure...