Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-08 (rpm)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200611-08.
Solution
All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/rpm-4.4.6-r3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200611-08 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154218
Insight
RPM is vulnerable to a buffer overflow and possibly the execution of arbitrary code when opening specially crafted packages.