CVE-2010-2059 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting a race condition during RPM package upgrades involving hard links to setuid or setgid files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-2059?
CVE-2010-2059 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lib/fsm.c in RPM 4.8.0 and unspecified 4.7.x and 4.6.x versions, and RPM before 4.4.3, does not properly reset the metadata of an executable file during replacement of the file in an RPM package upgrade, which might allow local users to gain privileges by creating a hard link to a vulnerable (1) setuid or (2) setgid file.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2059?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (18)
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-apidocs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
popt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:1.10.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-apidocs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-build Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
rpm-python Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server | All versions | 0:4.4.2.3-20.el5_5.1 |
Products include Rpm Rpm.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2059?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2010-2059 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2059 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2059, GHSA-f3f6-q22p-8fh5, RHSA-2010:0679.