CVE-2010-2059

high

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.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2010-2078

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0679.html

http://www.osvdb.org/65143

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/2

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180

http://secunia.com/advisories/40028

http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ca2d6b2b484f1501eafdde02e1688409340d2383

http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2

http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html

http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2010-06-08

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00399