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title: "CVE-2018-7685\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7685?format=md
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# CVE-2018-7685

Publication date 31 August 2018

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7685?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The decoupled download and installation steps in libzypp before 17.5.0
could lead to a corrupted RPM being left in the cache, where a later call
would not display the corrupted RPM warning and allow installation, a
problem caused by malicious warnings only displayed during download.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libzypp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7685?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libzypp | * Other:   [5186110](https://github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/5186110992f29c5e3b1b5bfe9e1ca899a155399c) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7685)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7685)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-7685)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7685)

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091624>
* <http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-August/004510.html>
* <https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2018-7685/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7685>