XZ Utils could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it received specially crafted input.
It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data to a decoded index that contained no records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause XZ Utils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data to a decoded index that contained no records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause XZ Utils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data to a decoded index that contained no records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause XZ Utils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data to a decoded index that contained no records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause XZ Utils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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