CVE-2010-2199

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductRpm
PublishedJun 8, 2010
First seenJun 8, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
rpm rpm1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.2, 1.4.2\/a, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 2..4.10, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.3.10, 2.2.3.11, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, 2.2.10, 2.2.11, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6, 2.6.7, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 4.0., 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1, 4.3.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, v ≤ 4.8.0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2—

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