CVE-2010-2198 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges or bypass access restrictions by exploiting improper metadata reset during RPM package upgrades or removals.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-2198?
CVE-2010-2198 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 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rpm Rpm.
How do I fix CVE-2010-2198?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-2198 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2198 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-2198, ECHO-96ed-6e2a-ba42, GHSA-fw46-vp2w-pvxq.