CVE catalog
CVE-2016-9842
rsync: CVE-2016-9842
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.20% · Oct 22, 2026
The inflateMark function in inflate.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving left shifts of negative integers.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | zlib | sid | 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.2-3 | fixed |
| Debian | zlib | forky | 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.2-3 | fixed |
| Debian | zlib | trixie | 1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | zlib | bookworm | 1:1.2.13.dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | sid | 3.5.1+ds1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | forky | 3.5.1+ds1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | trixie | 3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | trixie-security | 3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | bookworm | 3.2.7-1+deb12u6 | fixed |
| Debian | rsync | bookworm-security | 3.2.7-1+deb12u5 | fixed |
| Alpine | perl | 3.5 | 5.24.3-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | perl | 3.6 | 5.24.3-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | zlib | 3.3 | 1.2.11-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | zlib | 3.4 | 1.2.11-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | zlib | 3.5 | 1.2.11-r0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | zlib | source | sid | 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [847274] |
| Debian | zlib | source | forky | 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [847274] |
| Debian | zlib | source | trixie | 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [847274] |
| Debian | zlib | source | bookworm | 1:1.2.8.dfsg-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [847274] |
| Debian | rsync | source | sid | 3.1.3-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [924509] |
| Debian | rsync | source | forky | 3.1.3-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [924509] |
| Debian | rsync | source | trixie | 3.1.3-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [924509] |
| Debian | rsync | source | bookworm | 3.1.3-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [924509] |
| Alpine | perl | apk | 3.5 | 5.24.3-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842 | Not reported |
| Alpine | perl | apk | 3.6 | 5.24.3-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842 | Not reported |
| Alpine | zlib | apk | 3.3 | 1.2.11-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842 | Not reported |
| Alpine | zlib | apk | 3.4 | 1.2.11-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842 | Not reported |
| Alpine | zlib | apk | 3.5 | 1.2.11-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [lib32z1]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (1)
1:1.2.13.dfsg-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zlib · debian · 12
- [lib32z1-dev]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (1)
1:1.2.13.dfsg-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zlib · debian · 12
- [rsync]Unknown
Details (4)
3.2.7-1+deb12u6· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
3.2.7-1+deb12u6· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
3.2.7-1+deb12u5· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
3.2.7-1+deb12u5· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · bookworm; dsa · rsync · debian · 12
- [zlib1g]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.2.13.dfsg-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zlib · debian · 12
1:1.2.13.dfsg-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zlib · debian · 12
- [zlib1g-dev]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.2.13.dfsg-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zlib · debian · 12
1:1.2.13.dfsg-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · bookworm; dsa · zlib · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [lib32z1]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (1)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
- [lib32z1-dev]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (1)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
- [libminizip1t64]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
- [libminizip-dev]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
- [minizip]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
- [rsync]Unknown
Details (5)
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-security · Historical versionFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.4.1+ds1-5+deb13u3· arm64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · 13
3.5.0+ds1-0+deb13u1· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
3.1.3-6dsa · rsync · debian · 13
- [zlib1g]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
- [zlib1g-dev]Unknown
Source package: [zlib]
Details (2)
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
1:1.3.dfsg+really1.3.1-1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:1.2.8.dfsg-3dsa · zlib · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-9842]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9842]
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2019/icsa-19-155-01.json]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9842]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0915.json]
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