vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-5273-1 (CVE-2021-20266): RPM Package Manager vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 30, 2021
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in RPM's hdrblobInit() in lib/header.c. This flaw allows an attacker who can modify the rpmdb to cause an out-of-bounds read. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-librpm8ubuntu-pro-upgrade-librpmbuild8ubuntu-pro-upgrade-librpmio8ubuntu-pro-upgrade-librpmsign8ubuntu-pro-upgrade-rpmubuntu-pro-upgrade-rpm-common
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