Out-of-Bounds Affecting libsolv-devel package, versions <0:0.6.34-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-LIBSOLVDEVEL-2539194
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 libsolv-devel to version 0:0.6.34-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2290.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsolv-devel package and not the libsolv-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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