Updated: 2025-08-20 00:08:47.667636
Description:
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.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | MEDIUM | 4.3 |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU | rpm | 4.16.1.3 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-11-08 04:07:51 | Exploitation is local and requires a user to install a malicious RPM or for an attacker to control t... | |
| CentOS 6 ELS | rpm | 4.8.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2021-11-02 14:03:18 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 7 ELS | rpm | 4.11.3 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2023-09-19 09:30:15 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| CentOS 8.4 ELS | rpm | 4.14.3-14 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Already Fixed | 2023-10-27 11:23:53 | ||
| CentOS 8.5 ELS | rpm | 4.14.3-19 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Already Fixed | 2023-11-07 04:07:02 | ||
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | rpm | 4.8.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2021-11-02 14:03:18 | Ignored due to low severity | |
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | rpm | 4.8.0 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Ignored | 2021-11-02 14:03:18 | Ignored due to low severity |