[Security Advisory] ALSA-2026:61623: gzip security update (Moderate)
Hi, You are receiving an AlmaLinux Security update email because you subscribed to receive errata notifications from AlmaLinux. AlmaLinux: 9 Type: Security Severity: Moderate Release date: 2026-09-01 Summary: 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: gzip: Arbitrary file overwrite via insecure temporary file handling in gzexe utility (CVE-2026-41991) * gzip: gzip: Information disclosure via global buffer overflow in LZH decompression (CVE-2026-41992) 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. Full details, updated packages, references, and other related information: https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-61623.html This message is automatically generated, please don’t reply. For further questions, please, contact us via the AlmaLinux community chat: https://chat.almalinux.org/. Want to change your notification settings? Sign in and manage mailing lists on https://lists.almalinux.org. Kind regards, AlmaLinux Team
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