RedHat gzip CVE-2022-1271 Input Validation Bypass Vulnerability

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The gzip packages contain the gzip (GNU zip) data compression utility. gzip is used to compress regular files. It replaces them with files containing the .gz extension, while retaining ownership modes, access, and modification times. Security Fix(es): gzip: arbitrary-file-write vulnerability (CVE-2022-1271) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. SolutionFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

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gzip

CVE References

CVE-2022-1271