Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsolv-tools package, versions <0:0.6.34-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.46% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBSOLVTOOLS-4902318
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 22 Nov 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 libsolv-tools to version 0:0.6.34-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2290.

NVD Description

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