1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7054-1

USN-7054-1: unzip vulnerability

Publication date

3 October 2024

Overview

unzip could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • unzip - De-archiver for .zip files

Details

It was discovered that unzip did not properly handle unicode strings under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted zip file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause unzip
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

It was discovered that unzip did not properly handle unicode strings under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted zip file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause unzip
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble unzip –  6.0-28ubuntu4.1

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