
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-44942
A path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the syste
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026
A path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libzypp | sid | 17.38.16-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libzypp | forky | 17.38.16-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libzypp | trixie | 17.36.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | libzypp | bookworm | 17.25.7-2.4 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | libzypp | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 16.04 | 15.3.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 20.04 | 17.7.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 22.04 | 17.25.7-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 22.04 | 17.25.7-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 22.04 | 17.25.7-2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 22.04 | 17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.20-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.23-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.25-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.27-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.28-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.29-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.31-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.31-1build3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.31-1build4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 24.04 | 17.31.31-1build5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 25.10 | 17.36.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 25.10 | 17.36.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 25.10 | 17.36.7-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 25.10 | 17.36.7-1build4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 26.04 | 17.36.7-1build4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 26.04 | 17.37.17-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 26.04 | 17.37.18-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 26.04 | 17.38.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 26.04 | 17.38.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libzypp | 26.04 | 17.38.2-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Suse | libzypp | linux micro 6.0 | 17.38.13-1.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | libzypp | source | sid | 17.38.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libzypp | source | forky | 17.38.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libzypp | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libzypp | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Suse | libzypp | rpm | linux micro 6.0 | 17.38.13-1.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2026:22064-1 | Not reported |
Notes
[trixie] libzypp: Minor issue [bookworm] libzypp: Minor issue; requires attacker-controlled repo; unsanitized .repo path= handling present in 17.25.7
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libzypp1722]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
17.25.7-2.4· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
- [libzypp-bin]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
17.25.7-2.4· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
- [libzypp-common]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
- [libzypp-config]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
- [libzypp-dev]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
17.25.7-2.4· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
- [libzypp-doc]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
17.25.7-2.4· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · bookworm; nvd · libzypp · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libzypp1735]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-bin]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-common]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-config]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-dev]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
- [libzypp-doc]Affected
Source package: [libzypp]
Details (2)
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
17.36.7-1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · libzypp · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267874]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44942]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44942]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:22064-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44942]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-44942.json]
- [https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44942.html]
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