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Echo: rpm: security update to 4.13.0.3

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 465497

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - It was found that versions of rpm before 4.13.0.2 use temporary files with predictable names when
 installing an RPM. An attacker with ability to write in a directory where files will be installed could
 create symbolic links to an arbitrary location and modify content, and possibly permissions to arbitrary
 files, which could be used for denial of service or possibly privilege escalation. (CVE-2017-7501)

Solution

Update the rpm library and its related packages to version 4.13.0.3 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-7501

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 465497

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7501

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7501