Link Following Affecting rpm package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-RPM-2031184
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 30 Jun 2021

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.

A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.4 medium
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Red Hat

6.3 medium