UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3421

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3421
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3421.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3421
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Published
2021-05-19T14:15:00Z
Modified
2025-06-03T17:35:04Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.11.1-2
4.11.1-3
4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
4.11.1-3ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build2
4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dbg",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.12.0.2+dfsg1-2build2
4.14.0+dfsg1-2
4.14.1+dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1build1
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign8-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.17.0+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*

4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm9",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild9",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio9",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign9",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.17.0+dfsg1-1"
        }
    ]
}