CVE-2021-3521

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Aug 22, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Reserved
Apr 28, 2021

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Description

There is a flaw in RPM's signature functionality. OpenPGP subkeys are associated with a primary key via a "binding signature." RPM does not check the binding signature of subkeys prior to importing them. If an attacker is able to add or socially engineer another party to add a malicious subkey to a legitimate public key, RPM could wrongly trust a malicious signature. The greatest impact of this flaw is to data integrity. To exploit this flaw, an attacker must either compromise an RPM repository or convince an administrator to install an untrusted RPM or public key. It is strongly recommended to only use RPMs and public keys from trusted sources.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

  • CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Affected Products

ProductVersions
RPMn/a
  • Fixed in rpm-4.18.0-beta1, rpm-4.18.0-alpha2, rpm-4.18.0-alpha1 .Affected

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