CVE-2004-2768

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    CVE-2004-2768

    Published: 8 Jun 2010Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: dpkg 1.9.21 does not properly reset the metadata of a file during replacement of the file in a package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid file, (2) setgid file, or (3) device, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

    References: http://lists.jammed.com/ISN/2003/12/0056.html, http://www.hackinglinuxexposed.com/articles/20031214.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=225692, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59428

    Affected packages

    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