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Posted on 05 April 2025
Debian Security Advisory- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-5895-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
April 05, 2025 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : xz-utils
CVE ID : CVE-2025-31115
Harri K. Koskinen discovered a flaw in the multithreaded .xz decoder
lzma_stream_decoder_mt in xz-utils, the XZ-format compression utilities,
which may lead to denial of service (application crash) or the execution
of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.4.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your xz-utils packages.
For the detailed security status of xz-utils please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/xz-utils
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
