Packages
- rpm - package manager for RPM
Details
Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt the
database and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3421, CVE-2021-20271)
Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled
memory when processing certain data from the database. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affects Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-20266)
Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt the
database and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3421, CVE-2021-20271)
Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled
memory when processing certain data from the database. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affects Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-20266)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 LTS focal | rpm – 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| rpm-common – 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmio8 – 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpm8 – 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmsign8 – 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmbuild8 – 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | rpm – 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| rpm-common – 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmio8 – 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpm8 – 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmsign8 – 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmbuild8 – 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | rpm – 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| rpm-common – 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmsign3 – 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmbuild3 – 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpm3 – 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| librpmio3 – 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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