RHSA-2021:4975 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: rpm security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · December 7, 2021
Updated · August 7, 2026
Topic
An update for rpm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a command-line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating software packages.
Security Fix(es):
- rpm: Signature checks bypass via corrupted rpm package (CVE-2021-20271)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.