CVE-2005-4889
lib/fsm.c in RPM before 4.4.3 does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during deletion of the file in an RPM package removal, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 25% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-264
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- rpm:rpm
References
- http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/rpm/files/rpm/rpm-4.4/rpm-4.4.3.tar.gz
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:180
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=125517
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=598775
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59426