7.1 High

CVE-2026-103242 Rpm: heap-based buffer overflow write in hex2binv() via a mistyped rpmtag_filesignatures header tag

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in rpm. RPMTAG_FILESIGNATURES in a crafted, unsigned RPM package's main header is declared with the wrong header type, causing hex2binv() to allocate a one-byte buffer and then write the tag's attacker-controlled, hex-decoded content — of attacker-chosen length — past the end of that allocation. This is reachable via rpm2cpio, rpm2archive, and rpm -qlvp on an untrusted package.

CVSS 3.1 detail

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Exploitable with local access to the machine, without an account and if a user takes an action; an attacker can seriously compromise confidentiality, integrity or availability.

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Versions not published
Red Hat Hardened Images	Versions not published

References

access.redhat.com access.redhat.com
RHBZ#2543866 bugzilla.redhat.com

Timeline

Published September 30, 2026
Last modified November 5, 2026

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