CVE - CVE-2010-2059

CVE-ID
CVE-2010-2059	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:20110308 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm. URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516909/100/0/threaded MISC:40028 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/40028 MISC:65143 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/65143~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:ADV-2011-0606 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0606~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:MDVSA-2010:180 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2010:0679 URL:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0679.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2010:014 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html MISC:SUSE-SR:2010:017 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html MISC:[oss-security] 20100602 CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/2 MISC:[oss-security] 20100602 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3 MISC:[oss-security] 20100603 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775) URL:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2 MISC:[oss-security] 20100603 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5 MISC:[oss-security] 20100604 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1 MISC:[security-announce] 20110307 VMSA-2011-0004 VMware ESX/ESXi SLPD denial of service vulnerability and ESX third party updates for Service Console packages bind, pam, and rpm URL:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html MISC:http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz URL:http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz MISC:http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ca2d6b2b484f1501eafdde02e1688409340d2383 URL:http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ca2d6b2b484f1501eafdde02e1688409340d2383 MISC:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html URL:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0004.html MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20100525	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20100525)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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