Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201811-22 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges. Versions less than 4.14.1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201811-22
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 28, 2018
Bugs: #533740, #638636
ID: 201811-22
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, the worst of which
could allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges.
Background
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The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package
management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying,
querying, and updating computer software packages.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-arch/rpm < 4.14.1 >= 4.14.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in RPM. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process a specially crafted
RPM file, could escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code, or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rpm-4.14.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-6435
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6435
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-8118
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8118
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-7501
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7501
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-22
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5