vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-3421: Security patch for rpm (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | May 19, 2021 | Jul 19, 2021 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
May 19, 2021
Added
Jul 19, 2021
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the RPM package in the read functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package or compromise an RPM repository, to cause RPM database corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This flaw affects RPM versions before 4.17.0-alpha.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python2-rpmamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-python3-rpmamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpmamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-apidocsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-buildamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-build-libsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-cronamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-libsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibitamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-rpm-sign
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