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CVE-2018-20534 json

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.

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-13088

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • libsolv Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.6.36-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20534

  • libsolv Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 0.6.11-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • libsolv Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 0.6.30-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20534

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  • yum RHEL 8 4.2.7-6.el8
  • dnf RHEL 8 4.2.7-6.el8
  • libdnf RHEL 8 0.35.1-8.el8
  • librepo RHEL 8 1.10.3-3.el8
  • librhsm RHEL 8 0.0.3-3.el8
  • libsolv RHEL 8 0.7.4-3.el8
  • dnf-data RHEL 8 4.2.7-6.el8
  • libcomps RHEL 8 0.1.11-2.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2019:3583RHSA-2019:2290

  • libsolv SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 0.6.36-2.30.1
  • libsolv SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP1, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP1, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 0.7.6-3.7.2
  • PackageKit SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 1.1.10-12.3.5
  • zypper SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 1.14.30-3.7.2
  • libzypp SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 17.15.0-3.9.1
  • libyui-qt-pkg SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 2.45.27-3.3.5
  • libyui-ncurses-pkg SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 2.48.9-7.3.5
  • yast2-pkg-bindings SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 4.1.2-3.3.5

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:2660-1SUSE-RU-2019:2742-1SUSE-SU-2019:2265-1SUSE-SU-2019:2030-1SUSE-SU-2019:1972-1

  • libsolv openSUSE Leap 15.0 0.7.5-lp150.7.1
  • libzypp openSUSE Leap 15.0 17.12.0-lp150.2.13.1
  • zypper openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.14.28-lp150.2.13.1
  • PackageKit openSUSE Leap 15.0 1.1.10-lp150.11.1
  • libyui-qt-pkg openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.45.15.2-lp150.7.1
  • libyui-ncurses-pkg openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.48.5.2-lp150.7.1
  • yast2-pkg-bindings openSUSE Leap 15.0 4.0.13-lp150.2.13.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:1927-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2018-20534 updated cvss 3.3

libsolv: illegal address access in pool_whatprovides in src/pool.h

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) createrepo_c 0.11.0-3.el8, createrepo_c-libs 0.11.0-3.el8, python3-createrepo_c 0.11.0-3.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) dnf 4.2.7-6.el8, yum 4.2.7-6.el8, libdnf 0.35.1-8.el8, librhsm 0.0.3-3.el8, libsolv 0.7.4-3.el8, dnf-data 4.2.7-6.el8, +13 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3583
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) libsolv 0.6.34-4.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) libsolv-demo 0.6.34-4.el7, python2-solv 0.6.34-4.el7, libsolv-tools 0.6.34-4.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) libsolv 0.6.34-4.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) libsolv-demo 0.6.34-4.el7, python2-solv 0.6.34-4.el7, libsolv-tools 0.6.34-4.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) libsolv 0.6.34-4.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) libsolv-demo 0.6.34-4.el7, python2-solv 0.6.34-4.el7, libsolv-tools 0.6.34-4.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) libsolv 0.6.34-4.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) libsolv-demo 0.6.34-4.el7, python2-solv 0.6.34-4.el7, libsolv-tools 0.6.34-4.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:2290

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Exploit prediction

2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652604 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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