CVE-2022-28044

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 77.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 15, 2022

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated Jun 8, 2026

Patch available. Sources: github_commit.

generic

[SECURITY] [DSA 5145-1] lrzip security update

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5145

generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 3005-1] lrzip security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00016.html

generic

Deallocation of control->suffix corrupts Heap Memory · Issue #216 · ckolivas/lrzip · GitHub

https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/issues/216

github_commit Patch Available

commit 5faf80cd53ec (ckolivas/lrzip)

Patch available: ckolivas/lrzip v0.650 (contains commit 5faf80cd53ec)

https://github.com/ckolivas/lrzip/commit/5faf80cd53ecfd16b636d653483144cd12004f46

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	lrzip (0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2) @ xenial	2026-05-25	ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

UbuntuUSN-5840-1MEDIUM
Long Range ZIP vulnerabilities

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 13× in last 7d / 20× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2022-28044?

CVE-2022-28044 is a critical vulnerability published on April 15, 2022. Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

When was CVE-2022-28044 disclosed?

CVE-2022-28044 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 15, 2022, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2022-28044 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-28044 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 77.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-28044?

CVE-2022-28044 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2022-28044?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2022-28044, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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[SECURITY] [DSA 5145-1] lrzip security update

[SECURITY] [DLA 3005-1] lrzip security update

Deallocation of control->suffix corrupts Heap Memory · Issue #216 · ckolivas/lrzip · GitHub

commit 5faf80cd53ec (ckolivas/lrzip)

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[SECURITY] [DSA 5145-1] lrzip security update

[SECURITY] [DLA 3005-1] lrzip security update

Deallocation of control->suffix corrupts Heap Memory · Issue #216 · ckolivas/lrzip · GitHub

commit 5faf80cd53ec (ckolivas/lrzip)

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