CVE-2026-85091

Public on 2026-09-03
Modified on 2026-09-04
Description
zlib versions 1.3.1.2 through 1.3.2 contain a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the gz_vacate() function when processing non-blocking gzwrite() operations with stale external buffer pointers. Attackers can trigger the overflow by calling gzprintf() or gzvprintf() after a write stall, causing an unchecked memmove() to write beyond the internal input buffer boundary.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core zlib Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 zlib Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview zlib-ng Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L