CVE-2026-34743
ADVISORY - debianSummary
XZ Utils provide a general-purpose data-compression library plus command-line tools. Prior to version 5.8.3, if lzma_index_decoder() was used to decode an Index that contained no Records, the resulting lzma_index was left in a state where where a subsequent lzma_index_append() would allocate too little memory, and a buffer overflow would occur. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.3.
- xz-utils 5.8.3-1 (bug https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1132497) [trixie] - xz-utils 5.8.1-1+deb13u1 [bookworm] - xz-utils 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 https://tukaani.org/xz/index-append-overflow.html Fixed by: https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/commit/c8c22869e780ff57c96b46939c3d79ff99395f87 (v5.8.3)
EPSS Score: 0.0045 (0.380)
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
ADVISORY - nist
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
ADVISORY - redhat
Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
Debian
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-34743
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
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COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
| Package | Type | OS Name | OS Version | Affected Ranges | Fix Versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| debian/xz-utils | deb | debian | 12 | <5.4.1-1+deb12u1 | 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 |
| debian/xz-utils | deb | debian | unstable | <5.8.3-1 | 5.8.3-1 |
| debian/xz-utils | deb | debian | 14 | <5.8.3-1 | 5.8.3-1 |
| debian/xz-utils | deb | debian | 13 | <5.8.1-1+deb13u1 | 5.8.1-1+deb13u1 |
Severity and metrics
No CVSS data available from this advisory.
NIST
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-34743
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
3.9
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
1.7lowAlpine
CREATED
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-34743
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
Ubuntu
CREATED
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-34743
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
3.9
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
5.3lowRed Hat
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ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-34743
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
3.9
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)
CVSS SCORE
5.3mediumRocky
CREATED
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ADVISORY IDRLSA-2026:64787
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AlowOracle
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ADVISORY IDELSA-2026-64787-0
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
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COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
CVSS SCORE
N/AmediumPhoton
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ADVISORY ID
CVE-2026-34743
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE
-
EXPLOITS FOUND
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COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-