USN-5273-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5273-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5273-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5273-1
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Published
2022-07-21T06:56:30.920953Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:45Z
Summary
rpm vulnerabilities
Details

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)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build2
4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign3",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.12.0.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3421"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-20271"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.12.0.2+dfsg1-2build2
4.14.0+dfsg1-2
4.14.1+dfsg1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.14.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3421"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-20266"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-20271"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/rpm@4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1build1
4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "debugedit",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpm8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmbuild8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmio8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "librpmsign8",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-common",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm-i18n",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "rpm2cpio",
            "binary_version": "4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3421"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-20266"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-20271"
        }
    ]
}