ALAS2023-2025-1251


Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2025-1251
Advisory Released Date: 2025-10-27
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-10-27
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. Interaction with this product is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links in ZIP files. Crafted data in a ZIP file can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a service account.

NOTE: Since p7zip/16.02+transitional.1 src:p7zip is only a empty source package
NOTE: depending on 7zip. Mark this version as fixed version.
NOTE: https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.00
NOTE: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-949/ (CVE-2025-11001)

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. Interaction with this product is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of symbolic links in ZIP files. Crafted data in a ZIP file can cause the process to traverse to unintended directories. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a service account.

NOTE: depending on 7zip. Mark this version as fixed version.
NOTE: https://github.com/ip7z/7zip/releases/tag/25.00
NOTE: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-950/ (CVE-2025-11002)


Affected Packages:

7zip


Issue Correction:
Run dnf update 7zip --releasever 2023.9.20251027 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2025-1251 --releasever 2023.9.20251027 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation

New Packages:
aarch64:
    7zip-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-standalone-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-standalone-all-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-reduced-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-reduced-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-standalone-all-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-standalone-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64
    7zip-debugsource-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.aarch64

src:
    7zip-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.src

x86_64:
    7zip-reduced-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-standalone-all-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-standalone-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-standalone-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-debuginfo-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-reduced-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-standalone-all-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64
    7zip-debugsource-25.01-8.amzn2023.0.1.x86_64