Bug 2000699 (CVE-2021-33928) - CVE-2021-33928 libsolv: heap-based buffer overflow in pool_installable() in src/repo.h
Summary: CVE-2021-33928 libsolv: heap-based buffer overflow in pool_installable() in s...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2021-33928
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2000700 2001103 2001104 2002067 2002068 2002069 2002070 2002071 2002072 2002796 2013721 2013722 2016360
Blocks: 2000709
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-09-02 17:48 UTC by Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz
Modified: 2022-07-05 14:26 UTC (History)
48 users (show)

Fixed In Version: libsolv-0.7.17
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A flaw was found in libsolv. A buffer overflow in the pool_installable function allows attackers to cause a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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Last Closed: 2021-11-02 14:07:55 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:4060 0 None None None 2021-11-02 08:44:22 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2022:5498 0 None None None 2022-07-05 14:26:37 UTC

Description Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-09-02 17:48:11 UTC 
Buffer overflow vulnerability in function pool_installable in src/repo.h in libsolv before 0.7.17 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service.

Reference:
https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/issues/417
Comment 1 Guilherme de Almeida Suckevicz 2021-09-02 17:48:36 UTC 
Created libsolv tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2000700]
Comment 8 Garrett Tucker 2021-10-01 14:00:26 UTC 
Upstream Patch: https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/commit/0077ef29eb46d2e1df2f230fc95a1d9748d49dec
Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2021-11-02 08:44:19 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:4060 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4060
Comment 15 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-11-02 14:07:55 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-33928
Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2022-07-05 14:26:34 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 7
  Red Hat Satellite 6.11 for RHEL 8

Via RHSA-2022:5498 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5498
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