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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-2078 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T02:17:14.557Z

Reserved: 2010-05-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-2059

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-06-08T18:30:10.037

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-2059

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2010-2059 - Bugzilla

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