Medium severity · published Apr 2, 2026
CVE-2026-34743
XZ Utils: Buffer overflow in lzma_index_append()
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
XZ Utils provide a general-purpose data-compression library plus command-line tools. Prior to version 5.8.3, if lzma_index_decoder() was used to decode an Index that contained no Records, the resulting lzma_index was left in a state where where a subsequent lzma_index_append() would allocate too little memory, and a buffer overflow would occur. This issue has been patched in version 5.8.3.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XZ
xz · tukaani-project
< 5.8.3 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34743
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34743
Patch
https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/commit/c8c22869e780ff57c96b46939c3d79ff99395f87
Product
https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/releases/tag/v5.8.3
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/tukaani-project/xz/security/advisories/GHSA-x872-m794-cxhv
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/31/13
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/07/msg00034.html
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