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CVE-2010-2198

Date: June 8, 2010

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

http://www.osvdb.org/65144
http://rpm.org/gitweb?p=rpm.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4d172a194addc49851e558ea390d3045894e3230
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/02/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/04/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/03/5
http://secunia.com/advisories/40028
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127559059928131&w=2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2198
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2010-2198

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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