Bug 2427832 - CVE-2026-22184 zsync: zlib: Arbitrary code execution via buffer overflow in untgz utility [fedora-43]
Summary: CVE-2026-22184 zsync: zlib: Arbitrary code execution via buffer overflow in u...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: zsync
Version: 43
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Assignee: Tobi
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["22c8540b-4d7b-47e6-940f-0...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-22184
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Reported: 2026-01-08 06:55 UTC by Sandipan Roy
Modified: 2026-01-08 12:56 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2026-01-08 12:56:20 UTC
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Description Sandipan Roy 2026-01-08 06:55:54 UTC
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Comment 1 Tobi 2026-01-08 12:56:20 UTC
the zlib fork that's part of zsync does not ship the untgz binary, nor any of its source files. there is no reference to TGZfname in the source at all. so this cve is not applicable.


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