National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-2198

Overview

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 gain privileges or bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has (1) POSIX file capabilities or (2) SELinux context information, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

Impact

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 65144

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/65144

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20100604 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775)

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20100603 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775)

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20100602 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775)

Hyperlink:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 40028

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/40028

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commit;h=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230

Hyperlink:http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git;a=commit;h=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230

External Source: MLIST

Name: [oss-security] 20100603 Re: CVE Request -- rpm -- Fails to remove the SUID/SGID bits on package upgrade (RH BZ#598775)

Hyperlink:http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2