CriticalFix available
rsync, zlib — security advisory
inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
- Products
- rsync, zlib
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4, 3.1.3-6
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-9841
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 10:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
inffast.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact by leveraging improper pointer arithmetic.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9841
rsync
Fixed versions: 3.1.3-6
rsync
Fixed versions: 3.1.3-6
rsync
Fixed versions: 3.1.3-6
zlib
Fixed versions: 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4
zlib
Fixed versions: 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4
zlib
Fixed versions: 1:1.2.8.dfsg-4
Complete source record
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