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    CVE-2010-2198

    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 gain privileges or bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has (1) POSIX file capabilities or (2) SELinux context information, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

    Published:Jun 1, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 8, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.00048
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Rpm
    Product
    Rpm

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
    http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40028
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
    http://www.osvdb.org/65144
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
    http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
    http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230
    http://secunia.com/advisories/40028
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
    http://www.osvdb.org/65144
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High