gsd-2021-3421
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
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Aliases
CVE-2021-3421


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