ALBA-2020:3657 zlib bug fix and enhancement update
Bug fixes for zlib on s390x architecture address incomplete raw stream generation and hardware acceleration issues, ensuring data integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is ALBA-2020:3657?
ALBA-2020:3657 is a vulnerability in zlib-static, published on 8 Sep 2020.
Official description
The zlib packages provide a general-purpose lossless data compression library that is used by many different programs.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
AlmaLinux8.2 - zlib on s390x may produce incomplete raw (but not gzip/zlib) streams (BZ#1860952)
AlmaLinux8.2 - raw zlib test failed with DFLTCC_LEVEL_MASK set to 0x1ff (BZ#1862108)
AlmaLinux8.2 - Fix support for IBM Z hardware-accelerated deflate (zlib) (BZ#1867876)
Which versions are affected by ALBA-2020:3657?
Linux distribution packages (1)
zlib-static AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.2.11-16.el8_2 |
How do I fix ALBA-2020:3657?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is ALBA-2020:3657 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2020:3657 in the wild and no public exploit code.