SUSE SLES12 Security Update : gzip (SUSE-SU-2026:3241-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2026:3241-1 advisory. This update for gzip fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not...

Security update for gzip

This update for gzip fixes the following issue: CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not available in the user's PATH bsc1269622. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST...

SUSE-SU-2026:22918-1 Security update for gzip

This update for gzip fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not available in a user's PATH bsc1269622...

openSUSE 16 Security Update : gzip (openSUSE-SU-2026:21371-1)

The remote openSUSE 16 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:21371-1 advisory. This update for gzip fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not...

SUSE-SU-2026:22818-1 Security update for gzip

This update for gzip fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not available in the user's PATH bsc1269622...

SUSE-SU-2026:22753-1 Security update for gzip

This update for gzip fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-41991: insecure temporary file handling in the gzexe utility when the mktemp utility is not available in the user's PATH bsc1269622...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-41991

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the user's PATH,...

CVE-2026-41991

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...

CVE-2026-41991

GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the user’s PATH, gzexe falls back to constructing a temporary file path based solely on the process ID PID. This predictable filename is created without...

CVE-2026-41991

GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the user’s PATH, gzexe falls back to constructing a temporary file path based solely on the process ID PID. This predictable filename is created without...

CVE-2026-41991

GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling. When the mktemp utility is not available in the user’s PATH, gzexe falls back to constructing a temporary file path based solely on the process ID PID. This predictable filename is created without...

CVE-2026-41991

CVE-2026-41991 affects GNU gzip’s gzexe utility, where insecure temporary file handling creates a TOCTOU vulnerability. If mktemp is unavailable in PATH, gzexe constructs a PID-based temporary path without exclusive access or existence checks. A local attacker can pre-create the predicted path as...