CVE-2018-6541: Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In ZZIPlib 0.13.67, there is a bus error caused by loading of a misaligned address (when handling disk64_trailer local entries) in __zzip_fetch_disk_trailer (zzip/zip.c). Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted zip file.

Affected products

  • Canonical Ubuntu Linux: version 14.04 only; version 16.04 only; version 17.10 only; version 18.04 only
  • Gdraheim Zziplib: version 0.13.67 only

Published 2018-02-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.