CVE-2010-2198 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2010-2198

lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and earlier does not properly reset...

Vulnerability 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 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 Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

rpm
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.4, 1.4.2, 1.4.2\/a, 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5, 1.4.6, 1.4.7, 2..4.10, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.0.4, 2.0.5, 2.0.6, 2.0.7, 2.0.8, 2.0.9, 2.0.10, 2.0.11, 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.3.10, 2.2.3.11, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6, 2.2.7, 2.2.8, 2.2.9, 2.2.10, 2.2.11, 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6, 2.3.7, 2.3.8, 2.3.9, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.11, 2.4.12, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6, 2.6.7, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5, 3.0.6, 4.0., 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1, 4.3.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.2.1, 4.4.2.2, 4.4.2.3, 0, 4.6.0, 4.6.1, 4.7.0, 4.7.1, 4.7.2

Timeline

Official Publish: June 8th, 2010
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.