UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44942
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942
Upstream
Published
2026-06-18T14:17:00Z
Modified
2026-06-24T09:02:13Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A path traversal in handling the "path" component of .repo files processed by libzypp before 17.38.13 in the 17.x series, or before 16.22.19 could be used by attackers to fill directories on the system outside of the zypp cache with content.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
libzypp

Package

Name
libzypp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

15.*
15.3.0-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "15.3.0-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libzypp

Package

Name
libzypp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

17.*
17.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1702",
            "binary_version": "17.7.0-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libzypp

Package

Name
libzypp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

17.*
17.25.7-2
17.25.7-2ubuntu1
17.25.7-2.1
17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1722",
            "binary_version": "17.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libzypp

Package

Name
libzypp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

17.*
17.31.20-1build1
17.31.23-1
17.31.25-1
17.31.27-1
17.31.28-1
17.31.29-1
17.31.31-1
17.31.31-1build3
17.31.31-1build4
17.31.31-1build5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1722",
            "binary_version": "17.31.31-1build5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
libzypp

Package

Name
libzypp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

17.*
17.36.5-1
17.36.7-1
17.36.7-1build1
17.36.7-1build4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1735",
            "binary_version": "17.36.7-1build4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
libzypp

Package

Name
libzypp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzypp?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

17.*
17.36.7-1build4
17.37.17-1
17.37.18-1
17.38.1-1
17.38.2-1
17.38.2-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-bin",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-common",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp-config",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libzypp1735",
            "binary_version": "17.38.2-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44942.json"