Libsolv Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:39315)
This is a security release for AlmaLinux 9. Update the product on every affected server to the patched release — there is no workaround, and unpatched servers remain exposed until updated.
Fix Commands
EL8+ (AlmaLinux/CloudLinux/Rocky)
sudo dnf updateWhat this means under a SharedLicense license
libsolv: on AlmaLinux 9 is the exposure surface; the advisory's own severity data tops out at CVSS 7.8 (CWE-787).
The libsolv packages provide a library for resolving package dependencies using a satisfiability algorithm.
Security Fix(es):
* libsolv: Heap buffer overflow in libsolv repopagestore via unchecked decompression of malicious .solv page data (CVE-2026-48864)
For more details about the security issue(s), incl…
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2026-07-15
Description:
The libsolv packages provide a library for resolving package dependencies using a satisfiability algorithm.
Security Fix(es):
* libsolv: Heap buffer overflow in libsolv repopagestore via unchecked decompression of malicious .solv page data (CVE-2026-48864)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
References:
Updated packages listed below:
| Architecture | Package | Checksum |
| aarch64 | libsolv-tools-0.7.24-6.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | 0fa4bb7b665c7617706df93a95bfc62fedbbd7f1db7723da7aa7e9486c464bca |
| aarch64 | libsolv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | 26efe32fd3df1dd2f4eaedfd0b16c53bffe4f32cc6fad988f96494218e5ca9ff |
| aarch64 | libsolv-devel-0.7.24-6.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | 6b61a7c6443647c3428dc7a659607548a758f2add3745d7811fd0cedcb2fdd0d |
| aarch64 | python3-solv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.aarch64.rpm | a89f8cdf9ce8b60bce6cb1b04b857ad220a10fd505c03b70bbb435d3c88db2ff |
| i686 | libsolv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.i686.rpm | 0c15ee1f12d0c2338fa697397eca369b71026ee055c98308577165cefae22bad |
| i686 | libsolv-devel-0.7.24-6.el9_8.i686.rpm | 8228e46ca0c3979623b40753921e1ed8cfaa2e4fe5ce80256c087d1723e0acc5 |
| ppc64le | libsolv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | 22f8e78c64aa70ebfbe92b12b73220cdb1b9c079014ff17486ff13713356db23 |
| ppc64le | libsolv-tools-0.7.24-6.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | 272ae3ef76be8334e2e71943b669d7f79119c485c113b87f5ad5f57479c23ed7 |
| ppc64le | libsolv-devel-0.7.24-6.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | 9bdc11b2e5c90c5d50d623f57e6bb8ecb1f2b97a514fc6a98df0538d9c4f9f05 |
| ppc64le | python3-solv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.ppc64le.rpm | bc0334f04e0f3a3a6583714a252cf8a4fb3b9d76de8dc6a0b95c6bfd8f6a1989 |
| s390x | libsolv-tools-0.7.24-6.el9_8.s390x.rpm | 826e8bf07117284acb3a6fc8fa9ca3dcb3b0627d22aba75a3a288130a3cd1742 |
| s390x | libsolv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.s390x.rpm | 972838ec1195370365218e2e872bbf332d5dc1737d1d192e669eb13c82536d31 |
| s390x | python3-solv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.s390x.rpm | cd30ea146ea5d766e2ffec57f9bcc487e277eb50089ee7305a86b872c0e71ca0 |
| s390x | libsolv-devel-0.7.24-6.el9_8.s390x.rpm | d5d0c4ab31a89fb5ba485ede0887949aee846f7f87ccf30e24cdeb41e8446941 |
| x86_64 | libsolv-devel-0.7.24-6.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | 08e84a3d31ff5539a45adf37847ae096577471476a0dc7acef2d920d2e7d2a98 |
| x86_64 | libsolv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | 517e1f1689e3cc259c5e7d3551b0f6df7b0fc265d6d7ed2f2631ead3b91496a3 |
| x86_64 | python3-solv-0.7.24-6.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | 5aad313de264f86db7c14849346dda7343b04758fc534715e27001491c1484ee |
| x86_64 | libsolv-tools-0.7.24-6.el9_8.x86_64.rpm | e3e68f360331d0e63b16c5bdc9aba7822585bbbea5cc74afd53d3f39264dec31 |
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.
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