rpm -Vp something.rpm says
"package something.rpm is not installed"
even for packages I just now installed.

Others have seen this same error.

This bug relates to security.  I cannot verify
whether 'ls' is cracked, or honest:

If I suspect my system was compromised,
rpm -V packagename can give false results
if the rpm database is also compromised, so
I really do want rpm -Vp to work, in cases
of suspected rootkit, etc.