Vulnerability · Published Feb 21, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-44568
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the libsolv package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Two heap-overflow vulnerabilities exist in openSUSE/libsolv libsolv through 13 Dec 2020 in the decisionmap variable via the resolve_dependencies function at src/solver.c (line 1940 & line 1995), which could cause a remote Denial of Service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libsolv | 0.7.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44568 |
| Debian:13 | libsolv | 0.7.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44568 |
| Debian:14 | libsolv | 0.7.17-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-44568 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libdb | 0:5.3.28-42.el8_4 | RLSA-2022:5498 |