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Security update for bzip2

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

This update for bzip2 fixes the following issue: - CVE-2026-42250: off-by-one error in the `bzip2recover` utility when processing a specially crafted file can lead to a crash (bsc#1266786).

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SUSE-SU-2026:23627-1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:SUSE-SU-2026:23627-1

bzip2

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
Not stated in this record
Fixed versions
1.0.8-160000.3.1

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

bzip2

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions
Not stated in this record
Fixed versions
1.0.8-160000.3.1

Source reference: /affected/1/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "1.0.8-160000.3.1"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "bzip2",
      "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/bzip2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0",
      "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 16.0"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:23627-1.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "binaries": [
        {
          "bzip2": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "libbz2-1": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "bzip2-doc": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "libbz2-devel": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "libbz2-1-x86-64-v3": "1.0.8-160000.3.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "1.0.8-160000.3.1"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "bzip2",
      "purl": "pkg:rpm/suse/bzip2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0",
      "ecosystem": "SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2026:23627-1.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {
      "binaries": [
        {
          "bzip2": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "libbz2-1": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "bzip2-doc": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "libbz2-devel": "1.0.8-160000.3.1",
          "libbz2-1-x86-64-v3": "1.0.8-160000.3.1"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]

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