REDHAT-BUG-1665535: Null Pointer Dereference
First published: Fri Jan 11 2019(Updated: )
A vulnerability was found in libsolv through 0.7.2. There is a NULL pointer dereference at ext/testcase.c (function testcase_str2dep_complex) in libsolvext.a in libsolv that will cause a denial of service. References: <a class="bz_bug_link bz_status_CLOSED bz_closed bz_public " title="CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE - CVE-2018-20533 libsolv: NULL pointer dereference in function testcase_str2dep_complex [rhel-8]" href="show_bug.cgi?id=1652599">https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652599</a> Upstream Patch: <a href="https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/291">https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/291</a>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE libsolv | <=0.7.2 |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1652599
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/291
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1665537
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2290
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-20533
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1665535
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