CVE-2026-103242 PUBLISHED

Rpm: heap-based buffer overflow write in hex2binv() via a mistyped rpmtag_filesignatures header tag

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 30.09.2026 Published: 30.09.2026 Updated: 30.09.2026

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in rpm. RPMTAG_FILESIGNATURES in a crafted, unsigned RPM package's main header is declared with the wrong header type, causing hex2binv() to allocate a one-byte buffer and then write the tag's attacker-controlled, hex-decoded content — of attacker-chosen length — past the end of that allocation. This is reachable via rpm2cpio, rpm2archive, and rpm -qlvp on an untrusted package.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Hardened Images
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

Avoid processing or extracting RPM packages from untrusted or unsigned sources. Do not run rpm -qlvp, rpm2cpio, or rpm2archive against RPM files whose origin and integrity cannot be verified.

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Calif.io for reporting this issue.

References

Problem Types

  • Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE