vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2021-35938: rpm -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 25, 2022
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

Description

A symbolic link issue was found in rpm. It occurs when rpm sets the desired permissions and credentials after installing a file. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to exchange the original file with a symbolic link to a security-critical file and escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solutions

debian-upgrade-rpmno-fix-debian-deb-package
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