Out-of-Bounds Affecting libsolv package, versions <0.6.36-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBSOLV-521556
  • published28 Dec 2018
  • disclosed28 Dec 2018

Introduced: 28 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-20534  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libsolv to version 0.6.36-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsolv package and not the libsolv package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is an illegal address access at ext/testcase.c in libsolv.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue stating that the issue affects the test suite and not the underlying library. It cannot be exploited in any real-world application