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py-lmdb — security advisory
An issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. For certain values of mp_flags, mdb_page_touch does not properly set up mc->mc_pg[mc->top], leading to an invalid write operation. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.
- Products
- py-lmdb
- Affected versions
- 0.86-1.1, 0.86-1.1build1, 0.86-1.2, 0.86-1.2build1, 0.86-1build1, 0.86-1build2, 0.86-1build4, 1.0.0-1build1, 1.0.0-1build2, 1.0.0-1build3, 1.4.1-2, 1.4.1-2build1, 1.4.1-2build2, 1.4.1-3build2, 1.4.1-3build3, 1.4.1-3build4
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2019-16225
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in py-lmdb 0.97. For certain values of mp_flags, mdb_page_touch does not properly set up mc->mc_pg[mc->top], leading to an invalid write operation. NOTE: this outcome occurs when accessing a data.mdb file supplied by an attacker.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16225
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Complete source record
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