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IBM AIX: rpm_advisory (CVE-2021-3421): Vulnerability in rpm affects AIX

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IBM AIX: rpm_advisory (CVE-2021-3421): Vulnerability in rpm affects AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
05/19/2021
Created
10/12/2022
Added
10/12/2022
Modified
10/12/2022

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.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-rpm_advisory

References

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