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7-Zip SquashFS Fragment Offset Integer Overflow Heap Memory Disclosure

IdentifiersCVE-2026-48092CWE-190

CVE-2026-48092 is a heap memory disclosure vulnerability in 7-Zip's SquashFS handler affecting 32-bit builds of versions 9.18 through 26.00. The flaw is in the SquashFS ReadBlock function, where a 32-bit integer overflow involving attacker-controlled node.Offset can cause the calculation offsetInBlock + blockSize to wrap modulo 2^32. This overflow bypasses the fragment bounds check and leads to memcpy reading heap memory located before the cache buffer and copying it into the extracted output file. The issue is specific to 32-bit builds where size_t is 32 bits; on 64-bit builds the arithmetic is promoted to 64 bits and the malformed input is correctly rejected. The issue was fixed in 7-Zip 26.01.

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Successful exploitation allows disclosure of heap memory contents from the 7-Zip process into an extracted file. This can expose adjacent in-memory data processed by the application, potentially including sensitive metadata or residual heap contents. Based on the provided information, the primary impact is information disclosure rather than code execution, and the advisory assigns CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patching is completed, avoid opening, listing, testing, or extracting untrusted SquashFS-containing archives with 32-bit 7-Zip builds. Prefer 64-bit 7-Zip deployments, restrict archive handling to trusted sources, and isolate archive processing in low-privilege or sandboxed environments to reduce exposure to memory disclosure from malformed files.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade 7-Zip to version 26.01 or later, which patches the SquashFS fragment offset integer overflow. Replace affected 32-bit deployments, especially legacy x86 installations, with the fixed release. Where possible, prefer 64-bit builds because the described overflow condition does not affect them in the same way.
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