critical9.8
CVE-2016-20021
Gentoo Portage missing PGP validation of executed code
Impact
In Gentoo Portage before 3.0.47, there is missing PGP validation of executed code: the standalone emerge-webrsync downloads a .gpgsig file but does not perform signature verification.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | portage | >= 0, < 3.0.47 | 3.0.47 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | Portage | before 3.0.47 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/597800
- https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/portage.git/tree/NEWS
- https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20021
- https://github.com/gentoo/portage/commit/28cd240fb23d880b8641a058831c6762db71c3e2
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/portage/PYSEC-2024-10.yaml
- https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=5b3c80502e96406b4b175e2ee79eb65f3f3cd9f6