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A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 10, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 26, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Feb 10, 2023

Severity

High
7.0
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-20271

GHSA ID

GHSA-77pm-gxx7-5c5f

Source code

No known source code

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