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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-RPM-1986875
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 3 Jul 2017
How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:6 rpm.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rpm package and not the rpm package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
It was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changing ownership and permissions of an arbitrary directory, and RPM files being placed in an arbitrary destination. An attacker, with write access to a directory in which a subdirectory will be installed, could redirect that directory to an arbitrary location and gain root privilege.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-7500
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/c815822c8bdb138066ff58c624ae83e3a12ebfa9
- https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/f2d3be2a8741234faaa96f5fd05fdfdc75779a79
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7500