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Created attachment 525758 [details] corrupted rpm Description of problem: Segmentation fault when installing corrupted rpm Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): rpm-4.8.0-16.el6.i686 this is not regression How reproducible: deterministic Steps to Reproduce: 1. have a whatever rpm 2. try used fuzzing to corrupt such a rpm 3. install corrupted rpm Actual results: Segmentation fault Expected results: nice error, like error: nothing.rpm: headerRead failed: Header sanity check: OK error: nothing.rpm cannot be installed error: package nothing is not installed Additional info: rpm -Uvh nothing.rpm Segmentation fault Freeing read locks for locker 0x19fcf: 18350/3078379296 Freeing read locks for locker 0x19fd1: 18350/3078379296 error: package nothing is not installed rpm -K nothing.rpm Freeing read locks for locker 0x19fd5: 19165/3079169824 Freeing read locks for locker 0x19fd7: 19165/3079169824 Segmentation fault
ACK, and FWIW fixed upstream now.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1737.html