Description
A flaw was found in libsolv. This heap buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when a victim processes a specially crafted `.solv` file containing negative size values in the `repo_add_solv` function. This leads to an undersized memory allocation and a subsequent out-of-bounds write. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service (DoS).
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:0.7.33-5.el10_2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:0.7.29-8.el10_0.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
Default version status: affected
0.7.38-2.hum1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
Default version status: affected
Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 4 for Cloud Providers
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21333 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28236 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48818 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9149 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460380 ↗
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/617 ↗