CVE-2026-27171: zlib before 1.3.2 allows CPU consumption via crc32_combine64 and crc32_combine_gen64 because x2nmodp can do right shifts within a loop that has no termination condition.

Overview

Severity
Low (CVSS 2.9)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Feb
Released
2026-02-21
Last Updated
2026-02-23
EPSS Score
0.01% (percentile: 0.6%)

Affected Products (1)

Mariner

  • azl3 zlib 1.3.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-02-21: Information published.
  • 2026-02-23: Information published.