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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.884216
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for gzip (CESA-2022:2191)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gzip'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:2191 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gzip'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2022:2191 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The gzip packages contain the gzip (GNU zip) data compression utility. gzip
is used to compress regular files. It replaces them with files containing
the .gz extension, while retaining ownership modes, access, and
modification times.

Security Fix(es):

* gzip: arbitrary-file-write vulnerability (CVE-2022-1271)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software/OS:
'gzip' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-1271
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-01
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-1271
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2073310
https://git.tukaani.org/?p=xz.git;a=commit;h=69d1b3fc29677af8ade8dc15dba83f0589cb63d6
https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gzip/2022-04/msg00011.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-1271
https://tukaani.org/xz/xzgrep-ZDI-CAN-16587.patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/07/8
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