Description
A race condition vulnerability was found in rpm. A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to bypass the checks that were introduced in response to CVE-2017-7500 and CVE-2017-7501, potentially gaining root privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | RPM | Fixed in rpm v4.18.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | rpm | 4.18.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | rpm | 4.18.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | rpm | 4.18.0+dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rpm | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rpm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | rpm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | rpm | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | rpm | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | rpm +15 | 4.16.1.3-27.el9_3 | RHSA-2024:0463 |
| RHEL 8 | rpm +14 | 4.14.3-28.el8_9 | RHSA-2024:0647 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9.2 EUS | rpm +15 | 4.16.1.3-24.el9_2 | RHSA-2024:0453 |
| RHEL 9.0 EUS | rpm +15 | 4.16.1.3-14.el9_0.1 | RHSA-2024:0435 |
| RHEL 8.8 EUS | rpm +14 | 4.14.3-28.el8_8 | RHSA-2024:0582 |
| RHEL 8.6 EUS | rpm +14 | 4.14.3-26.el8_6 | RHSA-2024:0424 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | rpm +15 | 4.16.1.3-27.el9_3 | ALSA-2024:0463 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | rpm +14 | 4.14.3-28.el8_9 | ALSA-2024:0647 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | rpm | 4.14.3-28.el8_9 | RLSA-2024:0647 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | rpm | 4.18.0-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rpm +16 | 4.16.1.3-29.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2024-573 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | rpm | 4.18.0-1 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | rpm +15 | 4.16.1.3-27.el9_3 | ELSA-2024-0463 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | rpm +14 | 4.14.3-28.0.2.el8_9 | ELSA-2024-0647 |
Advisories 12
- ALSA-2024:0463 Moderate: rpm security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2024:0647 Moderate: rpm security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2024:0582 Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2024:0647 Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2024:0453 Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2024:0463 Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2024:0435 Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2024:0424 Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RLSA-2024:0647 Moderate: rpm security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- ALAS2023-2024-573 Moderate: rpm security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Mar 21, 2024
- ELSA-2024-0647 Moderate: rpm security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Feb 2, 2024
- ELSA-2024-0463 Moderate: rpm security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Jan 25, 2024