RHSA-2011:1349: Important: rpm security update

First published: Mon Oct 03 2011(Updated: )

The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package management<br>system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and<br>updating software packages.<br>Multiple flaws were found in the way the RPM library parsed package<br>headers. An attacker could create a specially-crafted RPM package that,<br>when queried or installed, would cause rpm to crash or, potentially,<br>execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2011-3378)<br>Note: Although an RPM package can, by design, execute arbitrary code when<br>installed, this issue would allow a specially-crafted RPM package to<br>execute arbitrary code before its digital signature has been verified.<br>Package downloads from the Red Hat Network remain secure due to certificate<br>checks performed on the secure connection.<br>All RPM users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a<br>backported patch to correct these issues. All running applications linked<br>against the RPM library must be restarted for this update to take effect.<br>

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