CVE-2010-2059

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

Published Jun 8, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2078 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:17 AM
Reserved
May 25, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 8, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:19 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 1, 2010, 12:00 AM