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Debian 9 Stretch: DLA-2976-1 Urgent Gzip File Overwrite Vulnerability

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 10, 2022
Dist Debian Esm H88
A flaw allowing unauthorized file alterations in gzip has been addressed in Debian 9, improving the overall safety of the system.
An arbitrary-file-write vulnerability was discovered in gzip, which provides GNU compression utilities
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.6-5+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your gzip packages.

For the detailed security status of gzip please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/gzip

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: gzip
Version: 1.6-5+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2022-1271
Debian Bug: 1009168

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