Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5434

Description

libalpm, as used in pacman 5.0.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) via a crafted signature file.

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Affected products

Pacman/pacman2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:pacman_project:pacman:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pacman_project:pacman:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 5.0.1
Pacman/libalpmllm-create
Range: = 5.0.1

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/11/4nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/14/6nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/pacman-dev/2016-June/021148.htmlnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/21/9nvd

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