CVE-2021-3421
Published: 19 May 2021
A flaw was found in the RPM package in the read functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package or compromise an RPM repository, to cause RPM database corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This flaw affects RPM versions before 4.17.0-alpha.
Notes
Author | Note |
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seth-arnold | Only debugedit and librpmio9 binary packages are in main, and triaged with view to how they are used in the build process as described in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rpm/+bug/1913871 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
rpm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
focal |
Released
(4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(4.17.0+dfsg1-1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(4.17.0+dfsg1-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(4.17.0+dfsg1-1)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(4.17.0+dfsg1-1)
|
|
noble |
Not vulnerable
(4.17.0+dfsg1-1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.17.0+dfsg1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community. |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |