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TI-2021-02274 Aliases CVE-2021-3200GHSA-cphx-qv3m-4vvc

Buffer overflow vulnerability in libsolv 2020-12-13 via the Solver * testcase_read(Pool…

Priority LOW 19CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow vulnerability in libsolv 2020-12-13 via the Solver * testcase_read(Pool *pool, FILE *fp, const char *testcase, Queue *job, char **resultp, int *resultflagsp function at src/testcase.c: line 2334, which could cause a denial of service

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01313 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libsolv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.7.17VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.15.0VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libsolv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.7.17 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:5498 Released 2022-07-05 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Satellite 6.11 Release
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 candlepin-4.1.13-1.el7sat, foreman-3.1.1.21-2.el7sat, libsolv-0.7.22-1.el7pc +4
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 candlepin-4.1.13-1.el8sat, foreman-3.1.1.21-2.el8sat, libsolv-0.7.22-1.el8pc +8
  • RHSA-2021:4408 Released 2021-11-09 · Red Hat rating Low
    libsolv security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) libsolv-devel-0.7.19-1.el8, libsolv-tools-0.7.19-1.el8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) libsolv-0.7.19-1.el8, python3-solv-0.7.19-1.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud ProvidersAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:4408
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:4408
Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2022:5498
Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:5498
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3200
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cphx-qv3m-4vvc

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Sources

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