CVE-2026-95520
Public on 2026-09-29
Modified on 2026-10-01
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in rpm. Parsing a symlink entry in an untrusted RPM package whose declared RPMTAG_LONGFILESIZES value is 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF causes an integer overflow in iterReadArchiveNext() that shrinks a buffer allocation to one byte, after which the payload's independently-controlled cpio filesize field is used to write attacker-controlled data past the end of that allocation. This is reachable via rpm2cpio, rpm2archive, and rpm -qlvp on an untrusted package.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Mock2 Extra | compat-rpm-411 | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | rpm | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Mock2 Extra | rpm | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | rpm | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | rpm | Pending Fix |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |