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
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.9
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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