ALSA-2022:1537

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    ALSA-2022:1537

    Published: 26 Apr 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Aliases:
    CVE-2022-1271

    Summary: Important: gzip security update

    Details: The gzip packages contain the gzip (GNU zip) data compression utility. gzip is used to compress regular files. It replaces them with files containing the .gz extension, while retaining ownership modes, access, and modification times. Security Fix(es): * gzip: arbitrary-file-write vulnerability (CVE-2022-1271) 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.

    References: https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-1537.html, https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2022-1271

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gzip

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/gzip

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.9-13.el8_5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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