Two heap-overflow vulnerabilities exist in openSUSE/libsolv libsolv through 13 Dec 2020…
Priority LOW 32CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Two heap-overflow vulnerabilities exist in openSUSE/libsolv libsolv through 13 Dec 2020 in the decisionmap variable via the resolve_dependencies function at src/solver.c (line 1940 & line 1995), which could cause a remote Denial of Service.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01786 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:5498 Released 2022-07-05 · Red Hat rating ModerateSatellite 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
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5498 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:5498 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7
- Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44568
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmfm-g4qc-662g
References
More openSUSE Libsolv vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-08044 Libsolv: heap buffer overflow in libsolv repo_add_solv via negative maxsize from crafted .solv file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-14621 repodata_schema2id in repodata.c in libsolv before 0.7.6 has a heap-based buffer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13230 Buffer overflow vulnerability in function prune_to_recommended in src/policy.c in libsolv… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13229 Buffer overflow vulnerability in function pool_installable_whatprovides in src/repo.h in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13228 Buffer overflow vulnerability in function pool_disabled_solvable in src/repo.h in libsolv… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-13227 Buffer overflow vulnerability in function pool_installable in src/repo.h in libsolv… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-44568 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44568 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wmfm-g4qc-662g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-44568 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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