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title: "CVE-2013-6435\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-6435

Publication date 16 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

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## Description

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

Show unmaintained releases

| 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 |

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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)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6435)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6435)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6435)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6435)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2479-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2479-1)
+ RPM vulnerabilities
+ 19 January 2015

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6435>