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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-2197: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2010-2197: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/08/2010
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

rpmbuild in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly parse the syntax of spec files, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to remove home directories via vectors involving a ;~ (semicolon tilde) sequence in a Name tag.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-rpm

References

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