VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-3421

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.65%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-05-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

A flaw was found in the RPM package in the read functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can convince a victim to install a seemingly verifiable package or compromise an RPM repository, to cause RPM database corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This flaw affects RPM versions before 4.17.0-alpha.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-347

Primary references