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A newly disclosed flaw in 7-Zip has raised fresh concerns about malicious archive handling and user-driven exploitation. CVE-2026-14266 is a heap-based buffer overflow tied to the way 7-Zip processes XZ chunked data, and successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-14266) in 7-Zip's handling of XZ compressed data streams could allow remote code execution. The flaw requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious archive, but poses significant risk due to 7-Zip's widespread use.
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CVE-2026-14266 is a heap-based buffer overflow in 7-Zip's handling of crafted XZ chunked data. Successful exploitation can allow arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user.
CVE-2026-64600 is a Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability in the XFS filesystem's copy-on-write path. A race condition involving concurrent O_DIRECT writes lets an unprivileged local attacker overwrite protected files and gain root privileges.
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