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HistoryJan 24, 2024 - 2:40 p.m.

(RHSA-2024:0453) Moderate: rpm security update

2024-01-2414:40:53
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rpm package manager
moderate
security fix
toctou race
unsafe symlinks
races
installation
cve-2021-35937
cve-2021-35938
cve-2021-35939
cvss score
references
unix

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

36.9%

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)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.