Fedora 44 HTSlib Important Update Denial of Service 2026-cb321bebb5
fedora
March 28, 2026
Update to 1.23.1
Summary
HTSlib is an implementation of a unified C library for accessing common file
formats, such as SAM, CRAM and VCF, used for high-throughput sequencing data,
and is the core library used by samtools and bcftools.
Update Information:
Update to 1.23.1
Change Log
* Thu Mar 19 2026 Rasmus Ory Nielsen
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2448857 - CVE-2026-31972 samtools: SAMtools: Information Disclosure and Denial of Service via use-after-free vulnerability in mpileup command
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448857
[ 2 ] Bug #2448860 - CVE-2026-31973 samtools: SAMtools: Denial of Service due to NULL pointer dereference in cram-size command
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2448860
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-cb321bebb5' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
PREVIOUS
NEXT
Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical
Name: htslib
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 1.23.1
Release: 1.fc44
Summary: C library for high-throughput sequencing data formats
Get the latest News and Insights
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.
Related News
Powered By
Linux Security - Your source for Top Linux News, Advisories, HOWTOs and Feature Releases
QUICK LINKS
subscribe to newsletters!
Like staying secure? So do we.
Sign up for updates, tips, and alerts!