Ubuntu 24.04 & 22.04: USN-7438-1 Critical: 7-Zip Memory Issues
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April 15, 2025
Several security issues were fixed in 7-Zip.
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in 7-Zip.
Software Description:
- 7zip: 7-Zip file archiver with a high compression ratio
Details:
Igor Pavlov discovered that 7-Zip had several memory-related issues.
An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause 7-Zip to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-52168, CVE-2023-52169)
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 7zip 23.01+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro 7zip-standalone 23.01+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 7zip 21.07+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7438-1
CVE-2023-52168, CVE-2023-52169
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