CVE-2021-35937
Medium
Description
A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Rpm
PublishedAug 25, 2022
First seenAug 25, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution
How to fix
Update
- rpm rpm4.18.0 or later
Vendor advisories
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rpm rpm | v < 4.18.0 | 4.18.0 |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 34 | — |
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