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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.4 High

CVE-2026-44941

libzypp path traversal via "keyhint" in repomd.xml

Description

A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

SUSE libzypp

Default version status: unaffected

  • 0 to < 17.38.12affected

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