The default --checksig setting in RPM Package Manager 4.0.4 checks that a package's…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default --checksig setting in RPM Package Manager 4.0.4 checks that a package's signature is valid without listing who signed it, which can allow remote attackers to make it appear that a malicious package comes from a trusted source.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01532 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.2-71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2-71 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.2-72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2-72 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.2-71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2-71 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.2-72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2-72 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:redhat_package_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2204
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-238c-q9xh-vxf4
References
More Red Hat Redhat Package Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-00880 RPM Package Manager 4.0.x through 4.0.2.x allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2002-2204 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-2204 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-238c-q9xh-vxf4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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