lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-06-08T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:01:23.514Z

Reserved: 2010-06-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-4889

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2010-06-08T18:30:09.977

Modified: 2024-11-21T00:05:25.530

Link: CVE-2005-4889

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-4889 - Bugzilla