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Unscored USN-5273-1 3 CVEs

rpm vulnerabilities

Published Jul 21, 2022 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to corrupt the
database and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3421, CVE-2021-20271)

Demi M. Obenour discovered that RPM Package Manager incorrectly handled
memory when processing certain data from the database. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affects Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-20266)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS rpm 4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS rpm 4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS rpm 4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3421
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20266
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20271