CVE-2010-2199

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2199
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2010-2199.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2010-2199
Downstream
Published
2010-06-08T18:30:10Z
Modified
2025-09-16T05:55:07.556009Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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 bypass intended access restrictions by creating a hard link to a vulnerable file that has a POSIX ACL, a related issue to CVE-2010-2059.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.16.1.2+dfsg1-3
4.17.0+dfsg1-1
4.17.0+dfsg1-2
4.17.0+dfsg1-3
4.17.0+dfsg1-4
4.17.1.1+dfsg-1
4.18.0+dfsg-1
4.18.2+dfsg-1
4.18.2+dfsg-1.1~exp1
4.18.2+dfsg-2
4.18.2+dfsg-2.1~exp1
4.18.2+dfsg-2.1
4.19.1.1+dfsg-1~exp
4.19.1.1+dfsg-1
4.20.0+dfsg-1
4.20.0+dfsg-2
4.20.0+dfsg-3
4.20.0+dfsg-4
4.20.1+dfsg-1
4.20.1+dfsg-2
4.20.1+dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.18.0+dfsg-1
4.18.0+dfsg-1+deb12u1
4.18.2+dfsg-1
4.18.2+dfsg-1.1~exp1
4.18.2+dfsg-2
4.18.2+dfsg-2.1~exp1
4.18.2+dfsg-2.1
4.19.1.1+dfsg-1~exp
4.19.1.1+dfsg-1
4.20.0+dfsg-1
4.20.0+dfsg-2
4.20.0+dfsg-3
4.20.0+dfsg-4
4.20.1+dfsg-1
4.20.1+dfsg-2
4.20.1+dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.20.1+dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / rpm

Package

Name
rpm
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/rpm?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

4.*

4.20.1+dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}