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Echo: bzip2: security update to 1.0.8-6+e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 464871

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - bzip2 contains an off‑by‑one error in the bzip2recover utility. When processing a specially crafted file,
 the application performs an out‑of‑bounds write to a global buffer, resulting in memory corruption and a
 crash (denial of service). This issue was fixed in bzip2 patch 35d122a3df8b0cc4082a4d89fdc6ee99f375fe67
 (CVE-2026-42250)

Solution

Update the bzip2 library and its related packages to version 1.0.8-6+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-42250

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 464871

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42250

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42250