Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.2 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP1 | rpm | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | rpm | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 | rpm | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP1 | rpm | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | rpm | Affected |
| SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 | rpm | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 17:16:14 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 15:25:18 2024