CVE-2018-20534

CVE Details

Release Date:

2018-12-28

Description

** DISPUTED ** 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.

See more information about CVE-2018-20534 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (libsolv)	ELSA-2019-2290	2019-08-13
Oracle Linux version 8 (createrepo_c)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (dnf)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (dnf-plugins-core)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (libcomps)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (libdnf)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (librepo)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (librhsm)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (libsolv)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14
Oracle Linux version 8 (microdnf)	ELSA-2019-3583	2019-11-14

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