
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-34743
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 resultin
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.51% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
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 | xz-utils | sid | 5.8.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | xz-utils | forky | 5.8.4-1 | fixed |
| Debian | xz-utils | trixie | 5.8.1-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | xz-utils | trixie-security | 5.8.1-1+deb13u2 | fixed |
| Debian | xz-utils | bookworm | 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | xz-utils | bookworm-security | 5.4.1-1+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Cpe | xz-utils | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Cpe | liblzma-dev | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Cpe | liblzma-doc | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Cpe | liblzma5 | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Cpe | xzdec | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Cpe | xz-utils | Not reported | 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Cpe | xz | Not reported | 5.8.3 | fixed |
| Alpine | xz | 3.20 | 5.8.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | xz | 3.21 | 5.8.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | xz | 3.22 | 5.8.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | xz | 3.23 | 5.8.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | xz | 3.24 | 5.8.3-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.1-0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.4-0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.5-0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.5-0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.0-0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1build0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.6.4-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.1-0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.4-0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.5-0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.4.5-0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.0-0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1build0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.6.4-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | xz | tumbleweed | 5.8.3-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | xz-utils | source | sid | 5.8.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1132497] |
| Debian | xz-utils | source | forky | 5.8.3-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1132497] |
| Debian | xz-utils | source | trixie | 5.8.1-1+deb13u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1132497] |
| Debian | xz-utils | source | bookworm | 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1132497] |
| Cpe | xz-utils | cpe | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | liblzma-dev | cpe | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | liblzma-doc | cpe | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | liblzma5 | cpe | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | xzdec | cpe | Not reported | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | xz-utils | cpe | Not reported | 5.4.1-1+deb12u1 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | xz | cpe | Not reported | 5.8.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | xz | apk | 3.20 | 5.8.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Alpine | xz | apk | 3.21 | 5.8.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Alpine | xz | apk | 3.22 | 5.8.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Alpine | xz | apk | 3.23 | 5.8.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Alpine | xz | apk | 3.24 | 5.8.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | Not reported | USN-8362-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | USN-8362-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | USN-8362-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-8362-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | pro | 5.2.4-1ubuntu1.1+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | 22.04 | 5.2.5-2ubuntu1.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | 24.04 | 5.6.1+really5.4.5-1ubuntu0.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | xz-utils | deb | 25.10 | 5.8.1-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34743 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | xz | rpm | tumbleweed | 5.8.3-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10492-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [liblzma5]Affected
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
- [liblzma-dev]Affected
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
- [liblzma-doc]Affected
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· all · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· all · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
- [xzdec]Affected
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (4)
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
- [xz-utils]Affected
Details (4)
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
5.4.1-1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected · Fixed:
5.4.1-1+deb12u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · bookworm; nvd · xz-utils · debian · 12
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [liblzma5]Unknown
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [liblzma5-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [liblzma5-x86-64-v3]Unknown
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [xz-devel]Unknown
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [xz-devel-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [xz-lang]Unknown
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1Version impact unknown
nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [xz]Fixed
Source package: [xz]
Details (1)
5.8.3-1.4· x86_64 · tumbleweedFixed · Fixed:
5.8.3-1.1nvd · xz · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [liblzma5]Fixed
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (3)
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
- [liblzma-dev]Fixed
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (3)
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
- [liblzma-doc]Fixed
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (3)
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u2· all · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
- [xzdec]Fixed
Source package: [xz-utils]
Details (3)
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
- [xz-utils]Fixed
Details (3)
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
5.8.1-1+deb13u2· amd64 · trixie-securityFixed · Fixed:
5.8.1-1+deb13u1nvd · xz-utils · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2026_64787.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34743]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2026-34743]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-34743]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-34743]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-8362-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10492-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-34743]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-34743.json]
- [https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8362-1]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0942.json]
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