A flaw was found in RPM's signature check functionality when reading a package file. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package, whose signature header was modified, to cause RPM database corruption and execute code. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity, confidentiality, and system availability.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-03-26T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:37:23.716Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-20271

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-26T17:15:13.000

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:46:15.240

Link: CVE-2021-20271

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-03-11T22:53:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-20271 - Bugzilla