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Ubuntu: USN-5273-1 (CVE-2021-20271): RPM Package Manager vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5273-1 (CVE-2021-20271): RPM Package Manager vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/26/2021
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpm3
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpm8
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpmbuild3
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpmbuild8
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpmio3
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpmio8
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpmsign3
  • ubuntu-upgrade-librpmsign8
  • ubuntu-upgrade-rpm
  • ubuntu-upgrade-rpm-common

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