CVE catalog

CVE-2026-48864

A flaw was found in libsolv. This heap buffer overflow occurs during the decompression of attacker-controlled compressed data within `.solv` files due to insufficient input validation. An attacker can

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Severity
High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.23% · Oct 25, 2026

A flaw was found in libsolv. This heap buffer overflow occurs during the decompression of attacker-controlled compressed data within `.solv` files due to insufficient input validation. An attacker can provide a specially crafted `.solv` file, which, when processed by a vulnerable application, can lead to out-of-bounds memory access. This could result in information disclosure, alteration of program execution, or a denial of service.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianlibsolvsid0.7.40-1vulnerable
Debianlibsolvforky0.7.40-1vulnerable
Debianlibsolvtrixie0.7.32-1vulnerable
Debianlibsolvbookworm0.7.23-1+deb12u1vulnerable
CpelibsolvNot reportedNot reportedvulnerable
CpelibsolvNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpehardened_imagesNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeopenshift_container_platformNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpesatelliteNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeupdate_infrastructureNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeenterprise_linuxNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpelibsolvNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpehardened_imagesNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeopenshift_container_platformNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpesatelliteNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeupdate_infrastructureNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeenterprise_linuxNot reportedNot reportedunknown

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianlibsolvsourcesid(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibsolvsourceforky(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibsolvsourcetrixie(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported
Debianlibsolvsourcebookworm(unfixed)unimportantNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libsolv1]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [libsolv-dev]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [libsolv-doc]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [libsolvext1]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [libsolvext-dev]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [libsolv-perl]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [libsolv-tools]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

  • [python3-solv]Affected

    Source package: [libsolv]

    Details (2)
    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

    • 0.7.23-1+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Affected

      nvd · libsolv · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References