GHSA-G857-HHFV-J68W Buffer Overflow in Zlib::GzipReader ungetc via large input leads to memory corruption

Details A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Zlib::GzipReader. The zstreambufferungets function prepends caller-provided bytes ahead of previously produced output but fails to guarantee the backing Ruby string has enough capacity before the memmove shifts the existing data. This can lead to...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-27820

zlib is a Ruby interface for the zlib compression/decompression library. Versions 3.0.0 and below, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.2.0 and 3.2.1 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zlib::GzipReader. The zstreambufferungets function prepends caller-provided bytes ahead of previously produced output but...

Buffer Overflow

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the zstreambufferungets function. An attacker can cause memory corruption by providing input that causes the buffer length to exceed its capacity, leading to a buffer overflow during memory operations. Remediation...