openSUSE libsolv up to 0.7.16 src/policy.c prune_to_recommended buffer overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in openSUSE libsolv up to 0.7.16. This issue affects the function prune_to_recommended of the file src/policy.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2021-33938. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in openSUSE libsolv up to 0.7.16. This issue affects the function prune_to_recommended of the file src/policy.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 09/02/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-33938. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 0.7.17 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• openSUSE

Name

• libsolv

Version

• 0.7.0
• 0.7.1
• 0.7.2
• 0.7.3
• 0.7.4
• 0.7.5
• 0.7.6
• 0.7.7
• 0.7.8
• 0.7.9
• 0.7.10
• 0.7.11
• 0.7.12
• 0.7.13
• 0.7.14
• 0.7.15
• 0.7.16

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/

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