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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2021-20271

A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability.

  • Published: Mar 26, 2021
  • Updated: Apr 14, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2021-20271
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7
  • AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.1
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
rpm / rpm 4.16.0-beta2 4.16.0-beta2.x
rpm / rpm 4.16.0-beta3 4.16.0-beta3.x
rpm / rpm 4.16.0-rc1 4.16.0-rc1.x
rpm / rpm 4.16.0-alpha 4.16.0-alpha.x
rpm / rpm 4.15.0-beta1 4.15.0-beta1.x
rpm / rpm 4.15.0-rc1 4.15.0-rc1.x
rpm / rpm 4.15.0-alpha 4.15.0-alpha.x
rpm / rpm 4.15.0 4.15.1.3
rpm / rpm 4.16.0 4.16.1.3
redhat / enterprise_linux 8.0 8.0.x
fedoraproject / fedora 32 32.x
fedoraproject / fedora 33 33.x
fedoraproject / fedora 34 34.x
starwindsoftware / starwind_virtual_san 8-build14398 8-build14398.x