CVE-2026-44941
Publication date 3 July 2026
Last updated 4 July 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A relative path traversal in the "keyhint" option in repomd.xml parsing of libzypp before 17.38.12 can be used by attackers able to supply a malicious repository to inject or overwrite files in the target system as root.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libzypp | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
8.4 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H