Brotli Vulnerability — Ubuntu Security Update (USN-8956-1)
It was discovered that Brotli incorrectly handled certain compressed streams. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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USN-8956-1
Publication date
26 October 2026
Overview
Brotli could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially
crafted input.
Releases
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Packages
- brotli – lossless compression algorithm and format (command line utility)
Details
It was discovered that Brotli incorrectly handled certain compressed
streams. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that Brotli incorrectly handled certain compressed
streams. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
26.10
stonking |
brotli – | ||
| libbrotli1 – | |||
| python3-brotli – | |||
|
26.04
LTS resolute |
brotli – | ||
| libbrotli1 – | |||
| python3-brotli – | |||
|
24.04
LTS noble |
brotli – | ||
| libbrotli1 – | |||
| python3-brotli – | |||
|
22.04
LTS jammy |
brotli – | ||
| libbrotli1 – | |||
| python3-brotli – | |||
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