DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20266

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20266
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20266.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20266
Upstream
Published
2021-04-30T12:15:07Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:19Z
Severity
  • 4.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.1.2+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.1.2+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.1.2+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.1.2+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}