GHSA-qww5-w98g-66q7

GHSA-qww5-w98g-66q7 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.199999809265137 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

Race condition in RPM 4.11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM file whose installation extracts the contents to temporary files before validating the signature, as demonstrated by installing a file in the /etc/cron.d directory.

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

9.199999809265137

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (4 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (6 in total, the first dated here)

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