It was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changing ownership and permissions of an arbitrary directory, and RPM files being placed in an arbitrary destination. An attacker, with write access to a directory in which a subdirectory will be installed, could redirect that directory to an arbitrary location and gain root privilege.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 15, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpmhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpm-buildhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpm-build-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpm-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpm-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpm-pythonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-rpm-sign | Dec 4, 2019 | Aug 13, 2018 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpmhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-buildhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-build-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-ostreehuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-pythonhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-rpm-sign | Dec 18, 2019 | Aug 13, 2018 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-python2-rpmsuse-upgrade-python3-rpmsuse-upgrade-rpmsuse-upgrade-rpm-32bitsuse-upgrade-rpm-buildsuse-upgrade-rpm-develsuse-upgrade-rpm-python | Aug 7, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | no-fix-ubuntu-package | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 |
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