Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) Affecting libmodulemd-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-LIBMODULEMDDEVEL-21501231
  • published23 Oct 2026
  • disclosed21 Oct 2026

Introduced: 21 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-92823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-409  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 libmodulemd-devel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libmodulemd-devel package and not the libmodulemd-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libmodulemd. In builds with rpmio support enabled, compressed modulemd YAML is decompressed through a custom read handler that does not enforce a cumulative decompressed-size limit before parsing. An attacker who can supply a highly compressible compressed YAML file can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption, resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1