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libmodulemd — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92824

A flaw was found in libmodulemd. In the module stream v2 rpm-map emission path, an inner loop incorrectly uses the count of digest algorithms as its bound instead of the number of checksums in the current digest table. Crafted modulemd v2 metadata with multiple digest types can trigger an out-of-bounds read during YAML serialization, typically causing a crash and resulting in a denial of service.

Products
libmodulemd
Affected versions
2.14.0-3, 2.15.0-1, 2.15.2-1, 2.15.2-2, 2.15.2-3, 2.15.2-4, 2.15.3-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-92824
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 17:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92824

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Oct 2026, 04:18 UTC

A flaw was found in libmodulemd. In the module stream v2 rpm-map emission path, an inner loop incorrectly uses the count of digest algorithms as its bound instead of the number of checksums in the current digest table. Crafted modulemd v2 metadata with multiple digest types can trigger an out-of-bounds read during YAML serialization, typically causing a crash and resulting in a denial of service.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92824

libmodulemd

Fixed versions: Not specified

libmodulemd

Fixed versions: Not specified

libmodulemd

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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