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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-35937: RPM: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-35937: RPM: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/25/2022
Created
10/31/2022
Added
10/31/2022
Modified
10/31/2022

Description

A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-arch-rpm

References

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