CVE-2016-20021: Gentoo Portage missing PGP validation of executed code
(updated )
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.
References
- bugs.gentoo.org/597800
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh
- github.com/gentoo/portage
- github.com/gentoo/portage/commit/28cd240fb23d880b8641a058831c6762db71c3e2
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/portage/PYSEC-2024-10.yaml
- gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/portage.git/tree/NEWS
- gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=5b3c80502e96406b4b175e2ee79eb65f3f3cd9f6
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-20021
- wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Portage
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