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TITLE:
RPM Package Manager Signature Verification Bypass Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA51706

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RELEASE DATE:
2013-01-04

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in RPM Package Manager, which can
be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to the application not properly
verifying RPM signatures, which can result in the signature check
being bypassed. This can be exploited to e.g. trick a user into
installing malicious packages.

The security issue is reported in versions 4.10 and 4.10.1.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.10.2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2

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