MGASA-2026-0144 Updated dpkg packages fix security vulnerabilities

It was discovered that dpkg-deb a component of dpkg, the Debian package management system does not properly validate the end of the data stream when uncompressing a zstd-compressed .deb archive, which may result in denial of service infinite loop spinning the CPU...

USN-8249-1 dpkg vulnerability

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,...

USN-8249-1: dpkg vulnerability

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,...