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Description

A flaw was found in libsolv, a dependency-resolution library used by RPM-based package managers such as dnf and zypper to work with .solv repository cache files. When libsolv rewrites a .solv cache file, it reads directory-id values from the file's compressed filelist data without validating that they fall within the expected range. A corrupted or specially crafted .solv cache file (for example, one left in a torn state after an unclean system shutdown) can cause an out-of-bounds memory write when a tool such as dnf, yum, or zypper next processes it. Successful exploitation is expected to result in a crash of the affected tool (denial of service); it is not expected to allow arbitrary code execution because the out-of-bounds write always stores a fixed, non-attacker-controlled value.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images — —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) — —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 — —
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers — —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 libsolv No fix yet —
Debian 13 libsolv No fix yet —
Debian 12 libsolv No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 libsolv No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libsolv No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libsolv No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libsolv No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libsolv No fix yet —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS libsolv No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS libsolv No fix yet —

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 libsolv No fix yet —

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