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Link Following Affecting rpm-build package, versions *

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-RPMBUILD-1374340
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Jul 2017
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Introduced: 3 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-7501  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 rpm-build.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rpm-build package and not the rpm-build package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when installing an RPM. An attacker with ability to write in a directory where files will be installed could create symbolic links to an arbitrary location and modify content, and possibly permissions to arbitrary files, which could be used for denial of service or possibly privilege escalation.