MGASA-2021-0167

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0167.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0167.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2021-0167
Upstream
Published
2021-04-02T10:16:21Z
Modified
2026-04-16T04:43:52Z
Summary
Updated rpm packages fix security vulnerabilities
Details

This update from 4.16.1.2 to 4.16.1.3 fixes bugs several bugs the RPM package manager, including several security issues:

  • Fix arbitrary data copied from signature header past signature checking (CVE-2021-3421)
  • Fix signature check bypass with corrupted package (CVE-2021-20271)
  • Fix missing bounds checks in headerImport() and headerCheck() (CVE-2021-20266)
  • Fix missing sanity checks on header entry count and region data overlap
  • Fix access past end of header if the last entry is string type
  • Fix unsafe headerCopyLoad() still used in codebase
References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:8 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/rpm?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.16.1.3-1.mga8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "section": "core"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0167.json"