CVE-2010-2059

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-06-08 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

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.

Affected products

RPM: through 4.4.2.3; 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.2, 1.4.2/a (+86)

References

http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000126.html
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ca2d6b2b484f1501eafdde02e1688409340d2383
http://secunia.com/advisories/40028
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/2
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

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