CVE-2021-3421 Other in rpm
An attacker can corrupt the RPM database by providing a malicious package, compromising data integrity in Linux systems using RPM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-3421?
CVE-2021-3421 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 19 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-347
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3421?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Rpm Rpm.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3421?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-3421 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3421 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3421, GHSA-f7ww-c7v4-g682, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3421.