Medium5.0Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Denial of Service in bzip2recover via a specially crafted file
CVE-2026-42250 Published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-42250
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Denial of Service in bzip2recover via a specially crafted file. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5). Weakness: CWE-193. Affected package(s): bzip2-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:30268 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- bzip2-main-1.0.8-23.2.hum1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:30268
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:30268 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
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