CVE-2026-27171
Public on 2026-02-18
Modified on 2026-02-20
Description
A flaw was found in zlib. An attacker providing specially crafted input to the crc32_combine64 or crc32_combine_gen64 functions could trigger an infinite loop within the x2nmodp function. This leads to excessive CPU consumption, which can result in a Denial of Service (DoS) for the affected system.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | zlib | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | zlib | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |