Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6435
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1039811
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
• https://securityblog.redhat.com/2014/12/10/analysis-of-the-cve-2013-6435-flaw-in-rpm/
• http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0529.html
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1974.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1975.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1976.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3129
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2014:251
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:056
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71558
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1974
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1975
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1976
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6435