CVE-2005-4889

rpm: fails to drop SUID/SGID bits on package removal

Published Jun 8, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-4880 lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 12:01 AM
Reserved
Jun 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 8, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:19 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 1, 2010, 12:00 AM