CVE-2021-3521CWE-347

There is a flaw in RPM's signature functionality

published August 22, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00325 · 24.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-347 · Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Published
2022-08-22T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 AUG 00:00Z
    There is a flaw in RPM's signature functionality
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