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rpm — security advisory
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.
- Products
- rpm
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.7.0-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2005-4889
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 20:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4889
rpm
Fixed versions: 4.7.0-1
rpm
Fixed versions: 4.7.0-1
rpm
Fixed versions: 4.7.0-1
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T03:47:32.104007237Z",
"provider": "osv",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
"document_id": 411912,
"published_at": "2010-06-08T18:30:09.977+00:00"
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