CVE-2012-6088

Publication date 31 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
rpm	12.10 quantal	Fixed 4.10.0-4ubuntu0.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored

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Patch details

Notes

mdeslaur

only affects rpm >= 4.10.0

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
rpm	Upstream: http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commitdiff;h=3d74c43e7424bc8bf95f5e031446ecb6b08381e8

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1694-1
RPM vulnerability
17 January 2013

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375
http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6088