Out-of-bounds Read Affecting rpm package, versions *
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0.17% (55th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-RPM-2026236
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 11 Mar 2021
Introduced: 11 Mar 2021
CVE-2021-20266 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
A flaw was found in RPM's hdrblobInit() in lib/header.c. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify the rpmdb to cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20266
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927741
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VHRPNBCRPDJHHQE3MBPSZK4H7X2IM7AC/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4489
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-43
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TMGXO3W6DHPO62GJ4VVF5DEUX5DRUR5K/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VHRPNBCRPDJHHQE3MBPSZK4H7X2IM7AC/
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