CVE-2025-15570: Use After Free in ckolivas lrzip
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2025-15570: Use After Free in ckolivas 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
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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