CVE-2017-7500

NameCVE-2017-7500
DescriptionIt was found that rpm did not properly handle RPM installations when a destination path was a symbolic link to a directory, possibly changing ownership and permissions of an arbitrary directory, and RPM files being placed in an arbitrary destination. An attacker, with write access to a directory in which a subdirectory will be installed, could redirect that directory to an arbitrary location and gain root privilege.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
rpm (PTS)jessie4.11.3-1.1vulnerable
stretch4.12.0.2+dfsg1-2vulnerable
buster4.14.2.1+dfsg1-1vulnerable
bullseye4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3vulnerable
bookworm4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie4.18.2+dfsg-2vulnerable
sid4.18.2+dfsg-2.1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
rpmsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1450369
Not supported for installations in Debian (and an unprivileged attacker would not have permissions for systems directories anyway)

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