Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting rpm package, versions <0:4.11.3-40.79.amzn1


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (30th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
4.7 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN201803-RPM-1725844
  • published 27 Sep 2021
  • disclosed 19 May 2021

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 rpm to version 0:4.11.3-40.79.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1521.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rpm package and not the rpm package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the RPM package in the read functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package or compromise an RPM repository, to cause RPM database corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This flaw affects RPM versions before 4.17.0-alpha.