Low severity2.9NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2026· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-27171
CVE-2026-27171
Description
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.
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Affected products
18- osv-coords15 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/zlibpkg:apk/chainguard/zlib-devpkg:apk/wolfi/zlibpkg:apk/wolfi/zlib-devpkg:rpm/opensuse/zlib&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/zlib&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/zlib&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/zlib&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2
< 1.3.2-r0+ 14 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-150500.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.3.1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-150500.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-150500.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-150500.4.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-160000.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-slfo.1.1_2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.2.13-160000.3.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/madler/zlib/issues/904nvdExploitIssue Tracking
- 7asecurity.com/blog/2026/02/zlib-7asecurity-audit/nvdProduct
- 7asecurity.com/reports/pentest-report-zlib-RC1.1.pdfnvdTechnical Description
- github.com/madler/zlib/releases/tag/v1.3.2nvdRelease Notes
- ostif.org/zlib-audit-complete/nvdProduct
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