There is a flaw in RPM's signature functionality. OpenPGP subkeys are associated with a primary key via a "binding signature." RPM does not check the binding signature of subkeys prior to importing them. If an attacker is able to add or socially engineer another party to add a malicious subkey to a legitimate public key, RPM could wrongly trust a malicious signature. The greatest impact of this flaw is to data integrity. To exploit this flaw, an attacker must either compromise an RPM repository or convince an administrator to install an untrusted RPM or public key. It is strongly recommended to only use RPMs and public keys from trusted sources.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3521 | Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1941098 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/commit/bd36c5dc9fb6d90c46fbfed8c2d67516fc571ec8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/rpm-software-management/rpm/pull/1795/ | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-22 | Third Party Advisory |
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History
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Information
Published : 2022-08-22 15:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2021-3521
Mitre link : CVE-2021-3521
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-3521
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Products Affected
rpm
- rpm
CWE
CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature