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Severity: Normal
Title: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 20, 2021
Bugs: #778533, #787944
ID: 202107-43

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which
could result in remote code execution.

Background
==========

The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package
management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying,
querying, and updating computer software packages.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/rpm < 4.16.1.3 >= 4.16.1.3

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RPM. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rpm-4.16.1.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-20266
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20266
[ 2 ] CVE-2021-20271
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20271
[ 3 ] CVE-2021-3421
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3421

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-43

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5