========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7438-1 April 15, 2025 7zip vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in 7-Zip. Software Description: - 7zip: 7-Zip file archiver with a high compression ratio Details: Igor Pavlov discovered that 7-Zip had several memory-related issues. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause 7-Zip to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-52168, CVE-2023-52169) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS  7zip              23.01+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1~esm1                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  7zip-standalone         23.01+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1~esm1                  Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS  7zip              21.07+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1~esm1                  Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References:  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7438-1  CVE-2023-52168, CVE-2023-52169