Denial of Service Vulnerability in libsolv Library by OpenSUSE
CVE-2018-20534

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Opensuse
Status
Libsolv
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 December 2018

What is CVE-2018-20534?

An illegal address access has been identified in the libsolv library, specifically at ext/testcase.c, impacting versions up to 0.7.2. While this issue could potentially lead to a denial of service, it is noted that third parties contest its severity, arguing it primarily affects the test suite without posing a risk in actual applications. Therefore, users are advised to evaluate the necessity of implementing any patches or updates based on their specific use case.

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References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652604
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https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/291
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3916-1/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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