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CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2005-4889

Published: Jun 08, 2010 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
1.9 MODERATE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4889
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RpmRpm*4.4.2.3 (including)
RpmRpm1.2 (including)1.2 (including)
RpmRpm1.3 (including)1.3 (including)
RpmRpm1.3.1 (including)1.3.1 (including)
RpmRpm1.4 (including)1.4 (including)
RpmRpm1.4.2 (including)1.4.2 (including)
RpmRpm1.4.2/a (including)1.4.2/a (including)
RpmRpm1.4.3 (including)1.4.3 (including)
RpmRpm1.4.4 (including)1.4.4 (including)
RpmRpm1.4.5 (including)1.4.5 (including)
RpmRpm1.4.6 (including)1.4.6 (including)
RpmRpm1.4.7 (including)1.4.7 (including)
RpmRpm2..4.10 (including)2..4.10 (including)
RpmRpm2.0 (including)2.0 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.1 (including)2.0.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.2 (including)2.0.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.3 (including)2.0.3 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.4 (including)2.0.4 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.5 (including)2.0.5 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.6 (including)2.0.6 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.7 (including)2.0.7 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.8 (including)2.0.8 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.9 (including)2.0.9 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.10 (including)2.0.10 (including)
RpmRpm2.0.11 (including)2.0.11 (including)
RpmRpm2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.1.1 (including)2.1.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.1.2 (including)2.1.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.1 (including)2.2.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.3 (including)2.2.3 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.3.10 (including)2.2.3.10 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.3.11 (including)2.2.3.11 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.4 (including)2.2.4 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.5 (including)2.2.5 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.6 (including)2.2.6 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.7 (including)2.2.7 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.8 (including)2.2.8 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.9 (including)2.2.9 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.10 (including)2.2.10 (including)
RpmRpm2.2.11 (including)2.2.11 (including)
RpmRpm2.3 (including)2.3 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.1 (including)2.3.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.2 (including)2.3.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.3 (including)2.3.3 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.4 (including)2.3.4 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.5 (including)2.3.5 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.6 (including)2.3.6 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.7 (including)2.3.7 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.8 (including)2.3.8 (including)
RpmRpm2.3.9 (including)2.3.9 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.1 (including)2.4.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.2 (including)2.4.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.3 (including)2.4.3 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.4 (including)2.4.4 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.5 (including)2.4.5 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.6 (including)2.4.6 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.8 (including)2.4.8 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.9 (including)2.4.9 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.11 (including)2.4.11 (including)
RpmRpm2.4.12 (including)2.4.12 (including)
RpmRpm2.5 (including)2.5 (including)
RpmRpm2.5.1 (including)2.5.1 (including)
RpmRpm2.5.2 (including)2.5.2 (including)
RpmRpm2.5.3 (including)2.5.3 (including)
RpmRpm2.5.4 (including)2.5.4 (including)
RpmRpm2.5.5 (including)2.5.5 (including)
RpmRpm2.5.6 (including)2.5.6 (including)
RpmRpm2.6.7 (including)2.6.7 (including)
RpmRpm3.0 (including)3.0 (including)
RpmRpm3.0.1 (including)3.0.1 (including)
RpmRpm3.0.2 (including)3.0.2 (including)
RpmRpm3.0.3 (including)3.0.3 (including)
RpmRpm3.0.4 (including)3.0.4 (including)
RpmRpm3.0.5 (including)3.0.5 (including)
RpmRpm3.0.6 (including)3.0.6 (including)
RpmRpm4.0. (including)4.0. (including)
RpmRpm4.0.1 (including)4.0.1 (including)
RpmRpm4.0.2 (including)4.0.2 (including)
RpmRpm4.0.3 (including)4.0.3 (including)
RpmRpm4.0.4 (including)4.0.4 (including)
RpmRpm4.1 (including)4.1 (including)
RpmRpm4.3.3 (including)4.3.3 (including)
RpmRpm4.4.2. (including)4.4.2. (including)
RpmRpm4.4.2.1 (including)4.4.2.1 (including)
RpmRpm4.4.2.2 (including)4.4.2.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatrpm-0:4.3.3-33_nonptl.el4_8.1*
RpmUbuntudapper*
RpmUbuntuhardy*
RpmUbuntujaunty*
RpmUbuntuupstream*

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