Advisory Published

RHSA-2022:4992: Important: xz security update

First published: Mon Jun 13 2022(Updated: )

XZ Utils is an integrated collection of user-space file compression utilities based on the Lempel-Ziv-Markov chain algorithm (LZMA), which performs lossless data compression. The algorithm provides a high compression ratio while keeping the decompression time short.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> gzip: arbitrary-file-write vulnerability (CVE-2022-1271)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/xz<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-debugsource<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-debugsource<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-devel<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-devel<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-libs<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-libs<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-libs-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-libs-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-lzma-compat-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-lzma-compat-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-debugsource<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-devel<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-libs<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-libs-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-lzma-compat-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-debugsource<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-devel<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-libs<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-libs-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-lzma-compat-debuginfo<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
redhat/xz-lzma-compat<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-lzma-compat<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-lzma-compat<5.2.4-4.el8_2
5.2.4-4.el8_2
redhat/xz-lzma-compat<5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa
5.2.4-4.el8_2.aa

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2022:4992?

    The severity of RHSA-2022:4992 is classified as important.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2022:4992?

    To fix RHSA-2022:4992, you need to update the affected packages to version 5.2.4-4.el8_2.

  • What packages are affected by RHSA-2022:4992?

    RHSA-2022:4992 affects several packages including xz, xz-debuginfo, xz-devel, and xz-libs among others.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability in RHSA-2022:4992?

    The vulnerability in RHSA-2022:4992 relates to user-space file compression utilities which can potentially be exploited.

  • When was the advisory for RHSA-2022:4992 released?

    The advisory for RHSA-2022:4992 was released on December 6, 2022.

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