Gentoo: GLSA-201811-22 Normal: RPM Package Privilege Escalation Risk
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November 29, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RPM. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rpm-4.14.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6435 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6435 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-8118 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8118 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-7501 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7501
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 28, 2018
Bugs: #533740, #638636
ID: 201811-22
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.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/rpm < 4.14.1 >= 4.14.1
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process a specially crafted
RPM file, could escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code, or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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