# ALSA-2022:8420: Security update for 4 packages

ALSA-2022:8420, released November 15, 2022, fixes 1 CVE across 4 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8420
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 15, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2018-25032, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2022:8420

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [mingw32-zlib](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/mingw32-zlib.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.2.12-2.el9 |
| [mingw32-zlib-static](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/mingw32-zlib-static.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.2.12-2.el9 |
| [mingw64-zlib](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/mingw64-zlib.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.2.12-2.el9 |
| [mingw64-zlib-static](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/mingw64-zlib-static.md) | almalinux 9 | 1.2.12-2.el9 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2018-25032](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2018-25032.md) | High | Python 3.8 and 4 others: Out-of-bounds Write | 8.2 | 0.5173 |  |

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