SB2021081846 - Anolis OS update for rpm (Anolis OS 8.2)



SB2021081846 - Anolis OS update for rpm (Anolis OS 8.2)

Published: August 18, 2021 Updated: March 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2021081846
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20271)

CWE-ID: CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in RPM's signature check functionality when reading package files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted package with a modified signature header, trick the victim into installing and compromise the affected system.


2) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3421)

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient signature validation in the read functionality n the RPM package. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a seemingly verifiable package and cause RPM database corruption.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.