CVE-2010-2059
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
08/06/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and unspecified 4.7.x and 4.6.x versions, and RPM before 4.4.3, does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2.3 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.2\/a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2..4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:rpm:rpm:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Dca2d6b2b484f1501eafdde02e1688409340d2383
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40028
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010%3A180
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
- http://www.osvdb.org/65143
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0679.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
- http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
- http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3Dca2d6b2b484f1501eafdde02e1688409340d2383
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40028
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010%3A180
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
- http://www.osvdb.org/65143
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0679.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775