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libdnf — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3445

A flaw was found in libdnf's signature verification functionality in versions before 0.60.1. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve code execution if they can alter the header information of an RPM package and then trick a user or system into installing it. The highest risk of this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Products
libdnf
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.55.2-6
CVEs
CVE-2021-3445
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 01:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3445

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 May 2021, 14:15 UTC

A flaw was found in libdnf's signature verification functionality in versions before 0.60.1. This flaw allows an attacker to achieve code execution if they can alter the header information of an RPM package and then trick a user or system into installing it. The highest risk of this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3445

libdnf

Fixed versions: 0.55.2-6

libdnf

Fixed versions: 0.55.2-6

libdnf

Fixed versions: 0.55.2-6

Complete source record
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