MGASA-2021-0167

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    MGASA-2021-0167

    Published: 2 Apr 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated rpm packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: This update from 4.16.1.2 to 4.16.1.3 fixes bugs several bugs the RPM package manager, including several security issues: * Fix arbitrary data copied from signature header past signature checking (CVE-2021-3421) * Fix signature check bypass with corrupted package (CVE-2021-20271) * Fix missing bounds checks in headerImport() and headerCheck() (CVE-2021-20266) * Fix missing sanity checks on header entry count and region data overlap * Fix access past end of header if the last entry is string type * Fix unsafe headerCopyLoad() still used in codebase

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0167.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28674, https://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.16.1.3

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rpm

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/rpm?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.16.1.3-1.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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