First published: Wed Dec 07 2016(Updated: )
An old inffast.c optimization turns out to not be optimal anymore with modern compilers, and furthermore was not compliant with the C standard, for which decrementing a pointer before its allocated memory is undefined. External References: <a href="https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf">https://wiki.mozilla.org/images/0/09/Zlib-report.pdf</a> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/10i1KZS5so8xDqH2rplRa2xet0tyTvvJlLbQQmZIUIKE/edit#heading=h.t13tvnx4loq7">https://docs.google.com/document/d/10i1KZS5so8xDqH2rplRa2xet0tyTvvJlLbQQmZIUIKE/edit#heading=h.t13tvnx4loq7</a> Upstream patch: <a href="https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/9aaec95e82117c1cb0f9624264c3618fc380cecb">https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/9aaec95e82117c1cb0f9624264c3618fc380cecb</a> CVE assignment: <a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/602">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/602</a>
Credit: CVE-2016-9840 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9842 CVE-2016-9843 CVE-2016-9840 CVE-2016-9841 CVE-2016-9842 CVE-2016-9843 security@opentext.com meissner@suse.de
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/zlib | <1.2.9 | 1.2.9 |
tvOS | <11 | 11 |
macOS High Sierra | <10.13 | 10.13 |
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS | <4 | 4 |
Apple iOS and iPadOS | <11 | 11 |
Zlib | >=1.2.0<1.2.9 | |
SUSE Linux | =42.1 | |
SUSE Linux | =42.2 | |
openSUSE | =13.2 | |
Debian Linux | =8.0 | |
Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
Ubuntu | =18.04 | |
Oracle Database | =18c | |
Oracle Java SE 7 | =1.6.0-update161 | |
Oracle Java SE 7 | =1.7.0-update151 | |
Oracle Java SE 7 | =1.8.0-update144 | |
Oracle JRE | =1.6.0-update161 | |
Oracle JRE | =1.7.0-update151 | |
Oracle JRE | =1.8.0-update144 | |
MySQL | >=5.5.0<=5.5.61 | |
MySQL | >=5.6.0<=5.6.41 | |
MySQL | >=5.7.0<=5.7.23 | |
MySQL | >=8.0.0<=8.0.12 | |
Red Hat Satellite | =5.8 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS | =7.4 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS | =7.5 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 | |
iPhone OS | <11 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | >=10.0.0<10.13.0 | |
tvOS | <11.0 | |
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS | <4 | |
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager | >=7.3 | |
NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere | >=9.5 | |
NetApp Cloud Backup | ||
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Management | ||
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Management | ||
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Management for VMware vCenter | ||
NetApp E-Series SANtricity OS Controller | >=11.0.0<=11.70.1 | |
NetApp SANtricity Storage Manager | ||
NetApp E-Series SANtricity Web Services | ||
NetApp OnCommand Balance | ||
NetApp OnCommand Insight | ||
NetApp OnCommand Performance Manager | ||
NetApp OnCommand Shift | ||
NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for vSphere | <=7.1 | |
NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for Windows | <=7.1 | |
NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for 7-Mode | ||
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation | ||
NetApp SnapManager for Oracle | ||
NetApp SnapManager for SAP | ||
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node | ||
NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage | ||
NetApp Storage Replication Adapter for Clustered Data ONTAP for VMware vSphere | ||
Symantec NetBackup | ||
NetApp VASA Provider | >=7.2 | |
NetApp Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere | ||
NetApp HCI Storage Nodes | ||
Node.js | >=4.0.0<=4.1.2 | |
Node.js | >=4.2.0<4.8.2 | |
Node.js | >=6.0.0<=6.8.1 | |
Node.js | >=6.9.0<6.10.2 | |
Node.js | >=7.0.0<7.6.0 | |
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management | >=17.1.0<=17.1.2 | |
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management | >=16.1.0<=16.1.5 | |
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management | >=15.1.0<=15.1.10 | |
F5 Access Policy Manager | >=7.2.4<=7.2.5 | |
F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management | >=8.2.0<=8.4.0 | |
debian/rsync | 3.2.3-4+deb11u1 3.2.3-4+deb11u3 3.2.7-1+deb12u2 3.4.1+ds1-3 | |
debian/zlib | 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2+deb11u2 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2016-9841 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its compliance issues with the C standard.
To fix CVE-2016-9841, update to a version of affected software that is compliant, such as zlib 1.2.10 or later.
CVE-2016-9841 affects several versions of software including zlib versions prior to 1.2.10 and Apple products running macOS versions up to 10.13.
Users of Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS, and various Linux distributions with vulnerable zlib versions are affected by CVE-2016-9841.
The implications of CVE-2016-9841 may include instability or unexpected behavior in applications utilizing the vulnerable zlib library.