Description
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. Unless emerge-webrsync is used, Portage is not vulnerable.
Published: 2024-01-12
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0149 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. Unless emerge-webrsync is used, Portage is not vulnerable.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pw5x-x5jw-ccmh Gentoo Portage missing PGP validation of executed code
History

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:07:01.657Z

Reserved: 2024-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-20021

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:47:34.866Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-12T03:15:08.410

Modified: 2025-06-03T14:15:26.830

Link: CVE-2016-20021

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses