# CVE-2021-36090: apache-commons-compress: Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-36090: 	When rea...

CVE-2021-36090 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by ALAS2023-2025-841, released February 11, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-36090
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: n/a (moderate)
- EPSS: 0.1295
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Feb 11, 2025

## Description

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-36090: 	When reading a specially crafted ZIP archive, Compress can be made to allocate large amounts of memory that finally leads to an out of memory error even for very small inputs. This could be used to mount a denial of service attack against services that use Compress' zip package.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | apache-commons-compress amzn 2023 | 1.21-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2025-841](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-841.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Linux | apache-commons-compress-javadoc amzn 2023 | 1.21-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2025-841](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-841.md) | Feb 11, 2025 |

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