CVE-2010-2199

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% 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 earlier does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade or deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has a POSIX ACL, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

Affected products

RPM: through 4.8.0; 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.2, 1.4.2/a (+86)

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59416
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59416

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