Description
A flaw was found in libsolv. This stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in libsolv's Debian metadata parser when processing specially crafted Debian repository metadata. An attacker could exploit this by providing malicious SHA384 or SHA512 checksum tags, leading to memory corruption and a denial of service (DoS) in the affected system.
Published: 2026-05-20
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this issue, ensure that libsolv only processes trusted and cryptographically signed Debian repository metadata. Avoid ingesting or processing `Packages` files from untrusted or unverified sources.

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History

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
References

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Opensuse
Opensuse libsolv
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:libsolv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:update_infrastructure:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opensuse
Opensuse libsolv

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 21 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Satellite 6
Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat update Infrastructure
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat red Hat Satellite 6
Redhat hardened Images
Redhat openshift Container Platform
Redhat update Infrastructure

Thu, 21 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 20 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in libsolv. This stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in libsolv's Debian metadata parser when processing specially crafted Debian repository metadata. An attacker could exploit this by providing malicious SHA384 or SHA512 checksum tags, leading to memory corruption and a denial of service (DoS) in the affected system.
Title Libsolv: stack-based buffer overflow in libsolv's debian metadata parser when handling sha384/sha512 checksums
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat rhui
Redhat satellite
Weaknesses CWE-121
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:4::el8
cpe:/a:redhat:satellite:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Redhat rhui
Redhat satellite
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Opensuse Libsolv
Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images Hummingbird Openshift Openshift Container Platform Rhui Satellite Update Infrastructure
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-29T16:53:53.089Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T22:15:47.147Z

Link: CVE-2026-9150

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Updated: 2026-05-21T14:03:33.408Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-20T23:16:36.010

Modified: 2026-06-17T11:04:54.093

Link: CVE-2026-9150

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-20T22:59:46Z

Links: CVE-2026-9150 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-05-21T08:18:35Z

Weaknesses