# CVE-2018-20534: There is an illegal address access at ext/testcase.c in libsolv.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-12-28 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

There is an illegal address access at ext/testcase.c in libsolv.a in libsolv through 0.7.2 that will cause a denial of service. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue stating that the issue affects the test suite and not the underlying library. It cannot be exploited in any real-world application

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1652604
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/291
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3916-1/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1120631
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2290
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00057.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3583

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