• [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202107-43 ] RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities

    From John Helmert III@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jul 20 06:30:02 2021
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202107-43
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    Severity: Normal
    Title: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities
    Date: July 20, 2021
    Bugs: #778533, #787944
    ID: 202107-43

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    Synopsis
    ========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which
    could result in remote code execution.

    Background
    ==========

    The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package
    management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying,
    querying, and updating computer software packages.

    Affected packages
    =================

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    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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    1 app-arch/rpm < 4.16.1.3 >= 4.16.1.3

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RPM. Please review the
    CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

    Workaround
    ==========

    There is no known workaround at this time.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rpm-4.16.1.3"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2021-20266
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20266
    [ 2 ] CVE-2021-20271
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20271
    [ 3 ] CVE-2021-3421
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3421

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-43

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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