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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade rpm-signUpgrade rpm-buildUpgrade rpmUpgrade rpm-develUpgrade rpm-pythonUpgrade rpm-libsUpgrade rpm-build-libs | Dec 4, 2019 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade rpm-libsUpgrade rpm-buildUpgrade rpm-build-libsUpgrade rpm-ostreeUpgrade rpmUpgrade rpm-pythonUpgrade rpm-signUpgrade rpm-devel | Dec 18, 2019 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade rpm-pythonUpgrade rpm-develUpgrade python2-rpmUpgrade rpmUpgrade rpm-buildUpgrade rpm-32bitUpgrade python3-rpm | Aug 7, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 13, 2018 |
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