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Security
A vulnerability has been discovered in Brotli, allowing remote code execution.
| Package | app-arch/brotli on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.2.0-r2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.2.0-r2 |
Brotli is a generic-purpose lossless compression algorithm.
A vulnerability has been discovered in Brotli. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could achieve code execution.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Brotli users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/brotli-1.2.0-r2"
Release date
November 10, 2026
Latest revision
November 10, 2026: 1
Severity
high
Exploitable
remote
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