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CVE-2005-4889

Published: 8 June 2010

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
kees
RPM isn't used as a package manager in Ubuntu

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
rpm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
jaunty Ignored
(end of life)
karmic Not vulnerable

lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (4.4.3)