RHSA-2026:99593: Moderate: rpm security update
The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a command-line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages.Security Fix(es): rpm: Command Injection in rpmbuild -t (getTarSpec) via Unescaped Tarball Path (CVE-2026-84837) rpm: rpmbuild getTarSpec() crafted tar member name ? macro injection (CVE-2026-78367) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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redhat/rpmto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/python3-rpmto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/python3-rpm-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-apidocsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-buildto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-build-libsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-build-libs-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-cronto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-libsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-signto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9 - Upgrade
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redhat/python3-rpmto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-buildto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-libsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-libs-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-auditto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-audit-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-fapolicydto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-fapolicyd-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-imato a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-ima-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-prioreset-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-selinuxto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-selinux-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-syslogto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-syslog-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibitto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-signto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-sign-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-sign-libsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/rpm-sign-libs-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.16.1.3-43.el9_9.aa
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which systems should be prioritized for review?
Review systems with RPM build tooling installed, particularly rpm-build and rpm-build-libs, as well as systems carrying the listed RPM, Python RPM, or associated debuginfo packages. The advisory does not provide affected version ranges or configuration details.
What attacker-controlled input is relevant to these issues?
The fixes concern crafted tarball paths and crafted tar archive member names processed by rpmbuild -t* through getTarSpec(). Build environments that process untrusted or externally supplied tarballs should be treated as the relevant exposure scenario.