ALSA-2022:7314

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    ALSA-2022:7314

    Published: 2 Nov 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: zlib security update

    Details: The zlib packages provide a general-purpose lossless data compression library that is used by many different programs. Security Fix(es): * zlib: a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field (CVE-2022-37434) 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7314, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-37434, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2116639, https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2022-7314.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: zlib

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/zlib

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.2.11-32.el9_0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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