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Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.
- Products
- rpm
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.4.1-11
- CVEs
- CVE-2006-5466
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:16 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Heap-based buffer overflow in the showQueryPackage function in librpm in RPM Package Manager 4.4.8, when the LANG environment variable is set to ru_RU.UTF-8, might allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPM packages.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5466
rpm
Fixed versions: 4.4.1-11
rpm
Fixed versions: 4.4.1-11
rpm
Fixed versions: 4.4.1-11
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:29.082379076Z",
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