QID 242744

Date Published: 2024-01-25

QID 242744: Red Hat Update for rpm (RHSA-2024:0424)

The rpm package manager (rpm) is a command-line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages...Security Fix(es):

    rpm: toctou race in checks for unsafe symlinks (cve-2021-35937).
    Rpm: races with chown/chmod/capabilities calls during installation (cve-2021-35938).
    Rpm: checks for unsafe symlinks are not performed for intermediary directories (cve-2021-35939).
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    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - extended update support 8.6 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server - aus 8.6 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems - extended update support 8.6 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian - extended update support 8.6 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux server - tus 8.6 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 - extended update support 8.6 aarch64.
    Red hat enterprise linux server for power le - update services for sap solutions 8.6 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for x86_64 - update services for sap solutions 8.6 x86_64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.7 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2024:0424 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242744

    CVE-2021-35939 | CVE-2021-35937 | CVE-2021-35938 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2024:0424 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0424
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