Description
The installUpdates function in yum-cron/yum-cron.py in yum 3.4.3 and earlier does not properly check the return value of the sigCheckPkg function, which allows remote attackers to bypass the RMP package signing restriction via an unsigned package.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56637Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65119
- http://yum.baseurl.org/gitweb?p=yum.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9df69e5794
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052440
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56637Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65119
- http://yum.baseurl.org/gitweb?p=yum.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9df69e5794
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052440
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1057377
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 26, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified