Bug 2169614 (CVE-2012-6088)

Summary:	CVE-2012-6088 rpm: Signature checking function returned success on (possibly malicious ) rpm packages
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Sandipan Roy <saroy>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	unspecified	CC:	ffesti, packaging-team-maint, pmatilai
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Hardware:	All
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in rpm. The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in the RPM package does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature." This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2169501

Description Sandipan Roy 2023-02-14 05:05:51 UTC

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.

http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.10.2
http://secunia.com/advisories/51706
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796375
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57138
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/03/9
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1694-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80953
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=3d74c43

Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-02-23 11:04:27 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-6088