CVE-2026-9150

Name: CVE-2026-9150
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-05-20T23:16:36.01+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 0.37%

Last modified Jun 24, 2026

CVE-2026-9150 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in libsolv. This stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in libsolv's Debian metadata parser when processing specially crafted Debian repository metadata. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was found in libsolv. This stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in libsolv's Debian metadata parser when processing specially crafted Debian repository metadata. An attacker could exploit this by providing malicious SHA384 or SHA512 checksum tags, leading to memory corruption and a denial of service (DoS) in the affected system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.37%

29.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-121

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opensuse	Libsolv	<= 0.7.36
Redhat	Hardened Images	All versions
Redhat	Openshift Container Platform	4.0
Redhat	Satellite	6.0
Redhat	Update Infrastructure	4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	9.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	10.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28236
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9150Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460379Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv/pull/616Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: May 20, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 24, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-9150?

How severe is CVE-2026-9150?

CVE-2026-9150 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-9150?

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Source: NVD / NIST