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USN-8733-2: Gzip vulnerabilities

Ubuntu patches Gzip vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41991) in USN-8733-2 for LTS versions, addressing insecure temp files and incorrect handling of compressed files.

Ubuntu Security NoticesSep 22, 16:04 UTC · Sep 22, 2026AdvisoryCVE-2026-419911 · 1 read

Can gzip be a language model?

A developer shows gzip can continue text by beam-searching byte sequences that compress best against a primed corpus.

Hacker News · AISep 22, 06:08 UTC · Sep 22, 2026AI research HN 55 points · 10 comments2 · 1 read

USN-8733-1: Gzip vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued USN-8733-1 fixing two Gzip flaws: insecure gzexe temp files allowing file overwrites, and a crafted-file DoS/info exposure bug.

Ubuntu Security NoticesSep 7, 12:23 UTC · Sep 7, 2026AdvisoryCVE-2026-41991 CVE-2026-419921 · 1 read

Related CVEs

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CVE-2026-41991<1%2.0
GNU gzip contains a vulnerability in the gzexe utility related to insecure temporary file handling
published Jun 29, 2026gnu gzip
CVE-2026-41992<1%6.9
GNU gzip contains a global buffer overflow vulnerability in the LZH decompression logic caused by improper reuse of shared global state between different…
published Jun 29, 2026gnu gzip

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