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CVE-2025-15570: Use After Free in ckolivas lrzip

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2025-15570cvecve-2025-15570
Published: 02/10/2026 (02/10/2026, 13:02:06 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: ckolivas
Product: lrzip

Description

CVE-2025-15570 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the lrzip compression tool by ckolivas, specifically affecting version 0.651. The flaw exists in the lzma_decompress_buf function within stream.c. Exploitation requires local access and low privileges. The vulnerability has a medium severity score of 4.8 and an exploit has been publicly disclosed. The vendor has not yet responded or issued a patch.

CVSS v4.0

Score 4.8medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vuln. Confidentiality
Low
Vuln. Integrity
Low
Vuln. Availability
Low
Subsq. Confidentiality
None
Subsq. Integrity
None
Subsq. Availability
None
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Affected software

Affected versions
=0.651

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/23/2026, 15:57:21 UTC

Technical Analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2025-15570 in ckolivas lrzip version 0.651 is a use-after-free condition triggered by manipulation of the lzma_decompress_buf function in stream.c. This flaw requires local attacker privileges and low attack complexity. The vulnerability could potentially lead to undefined behavior or memory corruption. Although an exploit is publicly available, there is no official patch or vendor response at this time.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this use-after-free vulnerability may result in memory corruption, potentially leading to application crashes or other unintended behavior. The attack requires local access with low privileges and no user interaction, limiting remote exploitation. The CVSS score of 4.8 indicates a medium severity impact.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded or released a fix, users should limit local access to trusted users and monitor for updates from the vendor. Avoid running lrzip version 0.651 in untrusted environments until a patch is available.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
VulDB
Date Reserved
2026-02-08T08:13:05.970Z
Cvss Version
4.0
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 698b36a84b57a58fa10fe57f

Added to database: 02/10/2026, 13:46:16 UTC

Last enriched: 06/23/2026, 15:57:21 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 191

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