Brotli: Remote code execution — GLSA 202611-01

A vulnerability has been discovered in Brotli, allowing remote code execution.

Affected packages

app-arch/brotli on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.2.0-r2
Unaffected versions >= 1.2.0-r2

Background

Brotli is a generic-purpose lossless compression algorithm.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Brotli. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could achieve code execution.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Brotli users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/brotli-1.2.0-r2"
 

References

Release date
November 10, 2026

Latest revision
November 10, 2026: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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