| Package | bzip2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.6-4+deb7u1 |
| Related CVEs | CVE-2016-3189 CVE-2019-12900 |
Two issues in bzip2, a high-quality block-sorting file compressor, have been fixed. One, CVE-2019-12900, is a out-of-bounds write when using a crafted compressed file. The other, CVE-2016-3189, is a potential user-after-free.
For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.6-4+deb7u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your bzip2 packages.
Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.