CVE-2021-20271
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-20271 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2021-03-26 17:15:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-02-12 22:15:00 UTC |
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| Description | 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: rpm-4.16.1.3-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
FEDORA |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| CVE-2021-20271 RPM issue in StarWind products |
MISC |
www.starwindsoftware.com |
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| Be much more careful about copying data from the signature header · rpm-software-management/rpm@d6a86b5 · GitHub |
MISC |
github.com |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: rpm-4.16.1.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
FEDORA |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: rpm-4.15.1.1-1.fc32.1 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
FEDORA |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-43) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: rpm-4.16.1.3-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
MISC |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: rpm-4.16.1.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
MISC |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| [SECURITY] Fedora 32 Update: rpm-4.15.1.1-1.fc32.1 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists |
MISC |
lists.fedoraproject.org |
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| 1934125 – (CVE-2021-20271) CVE-2021-20271 rpm: Signature checks bypass via corrupted rpm package |
MISC |
bugzilla.redhat.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge |
MISC |
access.redhat.com |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 159287 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for rpm (ELSA-2021-2574)
- 159540 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for rpm (ELSA-2021-4785)
- 180326 Debian Security Update for rpm (CVE-2021-20271)
- 239466 Red Hat Update for rpm (RHSA-2021:2574)
- 239493 Red Hat Update for rpm (RHSA-2021:2791)
- 239907 Red Hat Update for rpm (RHSA-2021:4785)
- 257130 CentOS Security Update for rpm (CESA-2021:4785)
- 281435 Fedora Security Update for rpm (FEDORA-2021-662680e477)
- 281436 Fedora Security Update for rpm (FEDORA-2021-8d52a8a999)
- 281437 Fedora Security Update for rpm (FEDORA-2021-2383d950fd)
- 330113 IBM AIX Multiple Vulnerabilities due to RPM (rpm_advisory)
- 352470 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for rpm: ALAS-2021-1521
- 352485 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for rpm: ALAS2-2021-1689
- 377409 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for rpm (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0046)
- 377532 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for rpm (ALINUX2-SA-2021:0067)
- 501685 Alpine Linux Security Update for rpm
- 670407 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2021-1992)
- 670496 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2021-2254)
- 670522 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2021-2280)
- 670588 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2021-2346)
- 670685 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2021-2443)
- 671014 EulerOS Security Update for rpm (EulerOS-SA-2021-2613)
- 710026 Gentoo Linux RPM Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202107-43)
- 730371 McAfee Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (WP-3335,WP-4131,WP-4159,WP-4237,WP-4259,WP-4329,WP-4348,WP-4355,WP-4376,WP-4407,WP-4421)
- 750965 OpenSUSE Security Update for libdnf (openSUSE-SU-2021:2685-1)
- 750981 OpenSUSE Security Update for rpm (openSUSE-SU-2021:2682-1)
- 751248 OpenSUSE Security Update for rpm (openSUSE-SU-2021:1366-1)
- 752786 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for rpm (SUSE-SU-2022:3939-1)
- 900173 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for rpm 4.14.2
- 903101 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for rpm (4031)
- 940261 AlmaLinux Security Update for rpm (ALSA-2021:2574)
- 960068 Rocky Linux Security Update for rpm (RLSA-2021:2574)
