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CVE-2021-35937 A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm
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.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rpm | Versions not published |
References
- rpm.org rpm.org
- bugzilla.redhat.com bugzilla.redhat.com
- access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
- www.usenix.org www.usenix.org
- GLSA-202210-22 security.gentoo.org
Timeline
- Published
- Last modified
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