CVE-2025-15570: A vulnerability was found in ckolivas lrzip up to 0.651

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-15570?

lrzip: upgrade to newer than 0.651. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2025-15570 being exploited?

CVE-2025-15570 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2025-15570 affect?

CVE-2025-15570 affects lrzip. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in ckolivas lrzip up to 0.651. This impacts the function lzma_decompress_buf of the file stream.c. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been made

Q: How urgent is CVE-2025-15570?

Priority 27/100. Public exploit reference

Routine

MEDIUM 5.3UPGRADE

CVE-2025-15570 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting lrzip. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in ckolivas lrzip up to 0.651. This impacts the function lzma_decompress_buf of the file stream.c. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 86%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-119, CWE-416
Published	2026-02-10
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: ckolivas

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-02-10 14:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:38 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ckolivas lrzip UPGRADE

Affected: <= 0.651

Fixed in: newer than 0.651

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy lrzip || rpm -q lrzip || lrzip --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 0.651 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade lrzip

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade lrzip

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-15570?

lrzip: upgrade to newer than 0.651. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-15570 being exploited?

CVE-2025-15570 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-15570 affect?

CVE-2025-15570 affects lrzip. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in ckolivas lrzip up to 0.651. This impacts the function lzma_decompress_buf of the file stream.c. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been made

How urgent is CVE-2025-15570?

Priority 27/100. Public exploit reference

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References

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