1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3916-1

USN-3916-1: libsolv vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 March 2019

Overview

Libzip could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • libsolv - A dependency solver using a satisfiablility algorithm

Details

It was discovered that libsolv incorrectly handled certain malformed input. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file,
applications that rely on libsolv could be made to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

It was discovered that libsolv incorrectly handled certain malformed input. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file,
applications that rely on libsolv could be made to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.10 cosmic libsolv-tools –  0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
libsolv0 –  0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
libsolvext0 –  0.6.35-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

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