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title: "CVE-2012-6088\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-6088

Publication date 31 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does
not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable
signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks
via a crafted package.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6088?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| rpm | 12.10 quantal | Fixed 4.10.0-4ubuntu0.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6088?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

only affects rpm >= 4.10.0

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| rpm | * Upstream:   <http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=3d74c43e7424bc8bf95f5e031446ecb6b08381e8> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6088)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6088)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6088)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6088)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1694-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1694-1)
+ RPM vulnerability
+ 17 January 2013

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9>
* <https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375>
* <http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6088>