CVE catalog
CVE-2012-6088
rpm: CVE-2012-6088
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.25% · Oct 27, 2026
The rpmpkgRead function in lib/package.c in RPM 4.10.x before 4.10.2 does not return an error code in certain situations involving an "unparseable signature," which allows remote attackers to bypass RPM signature checks via a crafted package.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rpm | sid | 6.1.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | rpm | forky | 6.1.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | rpm | trixie | 4.20.1+dfsg-3 | fixed |
| Debian | rpm | bookworm | 4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | rpm | source | sid | 4.10.1-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [697375] |
| Debian | rpm | source | forky | 4.10.1-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [697375] |
| Debian | rpm | source | trixie | 4.10.1-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [697375] |
| Debian | rpm | source | bookworm | 4.10.1-2.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [697375] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [librpm9]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [librpmbuild9]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [librpm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [librpmio9]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [librpmsign9]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [python3-rpm]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [rpm]Fixed
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [rpm2cpio]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [rpm-common]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
- [rpm-i18n]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · bookworm; dsa · rpm · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [librpm10]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [librpmbuild10]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [librpm-dev]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [librpmio10]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [librpmsign10]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [python3-rpm]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [rpm]Fixed
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [rpm2cpio]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [rpm-common]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
- [rpm-i18n]Fixed
Source package: [rpm]
Details (2)
4.20.1+dfsg-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
4.20.1+dfsg-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.10.1-2.1dsa · rpm · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6088]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6088]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-6088.json]
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