Gentoo: GLSA-202210-22 High Severity: RPM Root Escalation Threat
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October 30, 2022
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which could lead to root privilege escalation.
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-4.18.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2021-3521 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3521 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-35937 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35937 [ 3 ] CVE-2021-35938 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35938 [ 4 ] CVE-2021-35939 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35939
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22
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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: High
Title: RPM: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 31, 2022
Bugs: #830380, #866716
ID: 202210-22
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 < 4.18.0 >= 4.18.0
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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