CVE-2010-2199

rpm: fails to drop POSIX ACLs on package upgrade or removal

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 earlier does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade or deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has a POSIX ACL, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2215 lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade or deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has a POSIX ACL, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 2:25 AM
Reserved
Jun 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 8, 2010, 6:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:20 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 1, 2010, 12:00 AM