USN-2479-1: RPM vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 14.10
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• rpm - package manager for RPM

Details

Florian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled temporary files. A
local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-6435)

Florian Weimer discovered that RPM incorrectly handled certain CPIO
headers. If a user or automated system were tricked into installing a
malicious package file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause RPM
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2014-8118)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.10

• rpm - 4.11.2-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04

• rpm - 4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 12.04

• rpm - 4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2013-6435
• CVE-2014-8118