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CVE-2013-6435

Publication date 16 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
rpm 14.10 utopic
Fixed 4.11.2-3ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4.9.1.1-1ubuntu0.3
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

References

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